Mar Adentro (Out to sea)
Official site (http://www.mar-adentro.com/) in spanish only.
Trailer (http://www.ultimatedvd.org/en/trailers/Details.aspx?Trailer_Id=-318524291) spanish only.
Release Date
TBA - Apparently an American distributor already bought the rights for distribution in the US for six million dlls. The film is released in spain september 3rd, 2004.
Director
Alejandro Amenábar (The Others, Open Your Eyes)
Screenwriters
Alejandro Amenábar
Mateo Gil
Cast
Javier Bardem (Ramón Sampedro)
He's done Before the Night Falls in which he was nominated for an oscar, he'll also will be seen in Collateral.
Plot Outline
The real-life story of Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30 year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
Looks like he's taking a step back from his usually thriller, surprising-ending films :(
Amenabar's 'Mar Adentro' Makes Waves at Venice Fest
The story of a man who fought for the right to die after an accident paralyzed him divided Spain for 30 years and inspired Alejandro Amenabar's latest film "Mar Adentro" ("Out to Sea").
The movie starring Javier Bardem is screening at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. It was greeted with enthusiastic applause at a preview showing for the press, giving it an early lead in the competition for the Golden Lion.
The movie tells the fictionalized story of Ramon Sampedro, a Galician sailor who was paralyzed from the neck down in a diving accident at the age of 25. He campaigned for the next three decades for the right to die then took his own life.
Sampedro became an international symbol for those who advocated euthanasia.
"I read Ramon Sampedro's book a few years ago and I don't know if it was because it was about death, or if it was the way he expressed himself, but I was absolutely enthralled," Amenabar said of Sampedro's "Letters from Hell."
"Ramon's story was definitely worth being told," he said.
Amenabar directed Nicole Kidman in the Gothic ghost story "The Others" so he is no stranger to stories about death.
For "Mar Adentro," he returned to Spanish-speaking film and convinced Bardem, Spain's most sought-after actor, to join him although he is only 35 and Sampedro is in his 50s in the film.
Bardem, who was named best actor at the Venice Film Festival in 2000 for his role as a gay Cuban poet in "Before Night Falls," endured five-hour makeup sessions every day to lose most of his hair and gain wrinkles for the part.
In most scenes he was inert and confined to a bed.
"It certainly was an enormous physical challenge," Bardem said in the production notes. "I could only move my neck, my head and my eyes. Imagine that for someone like me, who always draws so heavily on the physical side of characters."
The movie's release has been eagerly awaited in Spain, but overshadowed in recent days by publicity surrounding Amenabar's announcement that he is gay.
Quote from: MacGuffinThe movie's release has been eagerly awaited in Spain, but overshadowed in recent days by publicity surrounding Amenabar's announcement that he is gay.
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Amenabar Hopes His Film Prompts Euthanasia Debate
Spanish film director Alejandro Amenabar said on Friday he hoped his latest movie "Mar Adentro," tipped to win at the Venice Film Festival this weekend, reopened the debate on euthanasia in Spain.
The film, starring Spain's sought-after actor Javier Bardem, depicts the story of a man who fought for the right to die after a swimming accident paralyzed him from the neck down.
Ramon Sampedro's case, fictionalized in Amenabar's film, divided public opinion in Catholic Spain for 30 years and became an international symbol for those who advocated euthanasia.
"If the debate is reopened, that is fantastic," Amenabar told a news conference in Madrid. "What appealed to me was the human side of this story: Ramon Sampedro's charisma and his sense of humor; the reflections on life and death."
"In the middle of that is the topic of euthanasia ... The film invites one to think 'why not talk about this issue?"' the director said.
"I think the debate should be opened, whether it's because of this film or not."
Euthanasia is illegal in Spain, although it is permitted in other European countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Spain's Socialist government has pledged a raft of liberal social legislation since taking office in April -- including gay marriage -- but euthanasia has not featured. Its agenda has angered the powerful Catholic Church.
Amenabar, who previously directed Nicole Kidman in the Gothic ghost story "The Others" played down talk he might clinch Venice's coveted Golden Lion top prize when the festival closes on Saturday.
"We felt the film was very well received there, but we are calm," he said. "When you receive prizes one has to celebrate them but if you do not, that is no problem."
It seems the title is now "The Sea Inside" to avoid confusion with sickfins's said movie.
Trailer here. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fineline/the_sea_inside.html)
Quote from: MacGuffinIt seems the title is now "The Sea Inside" to avoid confusion with sickfins's said movie.
and also, i would imagine, cos it's a much more accurate translation.
out to sea was almost the opposite.
Javier Bardem is absolutely outstanding in this. Of course, you wouldn't really expect anything less from him, but still, it's amazing what he manages to do.
I really appreciated how this film didn't a.) try to tell his whole life story and b.) didn't devolve into a courtroom drama and c.) didn't come down on either side of a very complicated issue. It may make you cry. It will almost definitely spark some serious conversation amongst filmgoers.
a reminder that this movie will be released, here's the trailer in quicktime:
http://www.mar-adentro.com/trailer.html
this is going to be released next friday and i'm very thrilled
here's a crappy translation of the poem in the trailer :
"THE SEA INSIDE"
(By Ramon Sampedro)
The sea inside,
the sea inside.
And in the weightlessness of the bottom
where the dreams are fulfilled
two wills join
to fulfill a desire.
A kiss ignites the life
with a lightning and a thunderclap
and in a metamorphosis
my body is not my body anymore,
is like penetrating to the center of the universe.
The childiest of hugs
and the purest of kisses
until seeing us reduced
in one desire.
Your glance and my glance
like an echo repeating, without words
'deeper', 'deeper'
until beyond the whole
by the blood and the bones.
But I always wake up
and always I want to be dead,
to follow with my mouth
entangled in your hair.
"MAR ADENTRO" (Por Ramón Sampedro)
Mar adentro,
mar adentro.
Y en la ingravidez del fondo
donde se cumplen los sueños
se juntan dos voluntades
para cumplir un deseo.
Un beso enciende la vida
con un relámpago y un trueno
y en una metamorfosis
mi cuerpo no es ya mi cuerpo,
es como penetrar al centro del universo.
El abrazo más pueril
y el más puro de los besos
hasta vernos reducidos
en un único deseo.
Tu mirada y mi mirada
como un eco repitiendo, sin palabras
'más adentro', 'más adentro'
hasta el más allá del todo
por la sangre y por los huesos.
Pero me despierto siempre
y siempre quiero estar muerto,
para seguir con mi boca
enredada en tus cabellos.
stop saying OUT TO SEA!
hehe, sorry
anywho, after i posted what i posted i noticed that the first trailer is also in quicktime, but i needed an excuse to caught your attentions.
I almost accidentally saw Beyond the Sea.
Quote from: Pubrick
and also, i would imagine, cos it's a much more accurate translation.
out to sea was almost the opposite.
actually "into the sea" or "inside the sea" is what it is. "out to sea" would be the best translation, because it is, I think, the correct expression in english.
"the sea inside" has absolutely nothing to do with mar adentro, it's just a word-by-word translation. I'm not even sure what it means, that there is a sea inside of the guy?
yeah man. The Sea Inside IS a word for word translation like Love's a Bitch was the best english translation Amores Perros could have. Out to Sea is almost the opposite, scratch that IS the opposite of Mar Adentro. besides ur portuguese so what would u know :saywhat: ,
seriously tho, i will stick to Sea Inside. or like "i'm totally living in the sea inside which is my soul which is endless, which is the internal life that all dead ppl discover, and which i want to explore hence i want to die and live in it, in the Sea Inside, yeah"
that's what i'll be using till the day i die of euthenasia.
oh shit, you may be right, I was thinking of "mar adentro" as a portuguese expression. :oops:
what a dumbass I am
edit: actually, I'm not sure, I just put "mar adentro" in the google translator, spanish to english, and it came out "out to sea".
I guess this is one for our spanish speaking friends to sort out
mar adentro is an incomplete statement open to interpretation. "out to sea" though, should be "adentro del mar" inside the sea". or like out to the sea.
mar adentro as i believe it, has to be (el) mar adentro. which is 'the sea inside'. and that's as much as i want to talk about the sea in two pages thanks. :kiss:
Oscar-Winning Director Amenabar 'Felt Like a Fish'
Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar may have won the ultimate prize for any filmmaker, an Oscar, but promoting his movie in Hollywood made him feel like a piece of plain fish being sold at the market.
"In Hollywood you always feel a bit like a hake," he told a news conference on Thursday upon returning to Madrid after winning an Oscar for best foreign language film for "The Sea Inside."
"The publicists march people up and down in front of you and they interview you ... You feel like the turbot and the sea-bream go by, and you're the hake," he added, referring to himself and other members of the "Sea Inside" team who were with him.
The experience was particularly intense, Amenabar said, because he was doing it with the star of the movie, Spanish actor Javier Bardem, whose good looks and previous Oscar nomination guaranteed the pair got a lot of attention.
"This world of supposed glamour, the red carpet and so on, it's not what I prefer," the dour Amenabar said, revealing that after the Oscars ceremony he had a couple of drinks and then went to bed -- restrained behavior by party-loving Spanish standards.
Still, he did recognize an Oscar was "the definitive prize for any filmmaker."
Bardem, who won a best actor nomination for his work in the 2000 film "Before Night Falls," was not up for an Oscar this year although his role in "Sea Inside" has earned him a raft of awards, including the best actor prize at the Venice film festival.
The film tells the true story of Ramon Sampedro, a Spanish man left paralyzed from the neck down by a diving accident, who fought for 30 years for the right to die. Bardem endured five-hour make-up sessions to gain wrinkles and lost most of his hair for the part.
The tricky decision facing Amenabar now -- apart from finding a new project that will live up to "Sea Inside" -- is where to put his golden statuette.
"Since I got back it's been wandering all around the house ... We have a problem with the shelves, most of them are too low because it (the Oscar) is bigger than I thought," he said, his trophy gleaming in front of him at the news conference.
"Of course the bathroom is an option. That way people can look at themselves in the mirror with it."
'Sea' Shores Up May Video Date
"The Sea Inside," which won the foreign-language film Oscar last month, is slated to hit video retail and rental shelves May 17.
"Sea Inside," starring Javier Bardem and directed, edited and co-written by Alejandro Amenabar, is a true-life drama about Spanish poet Ramon Sampedro and his 30-year fight to end his life after a debilitating diving accident left him a quadriplegic.
"The Academy Awards brought a lot of attention to 'The Sea Inside,' and that usually translates to stronger-than-usual rental performance for a title like this," NLHE senior vp marketing Justine Brody said. "We expect strong DVD sales as well. Even mass merchants like Wal-Mart have expressed interest in the title for certain store locations, which speaks to the public-awareness level of the film."
The "Sea Inside" DVD's bonus features include a behind-the-scenes documentary and commentary from Amenabar.
beautiful movie. go see it if it's near.
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Alejandro Amenábar is the director of The Others and Open Your Eyes. His latest film is The Sea Inside starring Javier Bardem.
The Sea Inside is about Spaniard Ramón Sampedro who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. It’s also about his relationships with two women. Julia is a lawyer who supports his cause and Rosa is a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living. Though he could not move himself and despite his wish to die, Ramón taught everyone he encountered the meaning, value and preciousness of life.
Daniel Robert Epstein: Were you conscious of the fact that The Sea Inside is very different from your previous films?
Alejandro Amenábar: I truly believe that this time I didn’t pick this story. I believe that the story picked me so I just thought of the proper approach which wasn’t thriller and wasn’t horror. This story had to do with these people that were dealing with their lives and life itself. Ramón has a great sense of humor so in a way I knew it was going to be different film from my previous films. But on the other hand I think that the way we are trying to communicate with the audience is as intense as the other ones.
DRE: How closely did you keep to the book Ramón wrote?
AA: The book actually is philosophy and poetry so you cannot find the story there. It was after I met one of his friends and they told me about the real Ramón Sampedro which wasn’t in the papers. It’s about his sense of humor, how all these women fell in love with him and how he gave meaning to the lives around him. Then I decided to tell the story.
DRE: Can you tell us about your choice to cast Javier?
AA: I really wanted to work with him so many years ago but I never thought that this would be a suitable character for him but also I think he is the best actor in Spain if not in the world. So my producer encouraged me to talk to him but I was really hesitant and it took him a few weeks to have a conversation with me. We started to talk about the character and we both wanted someone who could express himself in a very natural way just like Ramón did. But I still wasn’t sure a sure about the age thing and it really worried me. I didn’t want the audience to be thinking “Why did I cast this guy in his 30s pretending to be someone in his 50s?” So it had to be really natural and we needed very good makeup.
DRE: Your thrillers are obviously very personal and they are your original stories. How were you able to make this man’s story personal for you?
AA: I think the concept of the sea is very important. When I finished promoting The Others here I went to the beach in Spain and I didn’t know what my next movie was going to be about. But I knew it should start and finish with the sea. So I found a story where the sea was important. Maybe the biggest challenge for me was considering that I had all this material that would be ideal for a TV movie but I didn’t want it to be a TV movie. We had to enter Ramón’s inner war. The war of dreams, desire and actual exploring human behavior. If you see my four films I think that sometimes I use things to talk about people.
DRE: There are early indications that your film and Javier will be nominated for an Oscar. How important is that to you?
AA: An Oscar means a lot of things because it’s like the ultimate award for a filmmaker so it feels great. But I think you have to consider awards with some distance and not get obsessed with it. When you’re creating you shouldn’t think about it. In this case it would help to bring people in the theatres.
DRE: What were the biggest challenges you faced: writing the screenplay or making the film?
AA: The hardest part is composing the music. The first three or four days I give up and then I go on and end up doing it.
DRE: Other foreign directors that do a movie in America don’t usually go back to their country to do another foreign language film until they do something that isn’t successful here. The Others was very successful. I was wondering what made you decide to go back and do this film in Spain?
AA: I just felt this story was fascinating and it had to be done in Spain and in Spanish otherwise I would have felt it would have been a wrong journey for all of us. What’s really exciting for me is communicating to other people and not just going somewhere to make a movie. That’s Hollywood to me and it would mean nothing.
DRE: How much of a collaboration is this film for you?
AA: There are things that I feel I have to do alone and this time it was the editing. On the other hand once I finished the editing I showed it to someone for feedback but I wouldn’t say I’m a very controlling person. For instance, when I talk to the actors I don’t tell them exactly what I want because I want them to surprise me. I even encourage them to change some of the verses of the script if they need to.
DRE: Did you improvise any of the death scene?
AA: No. We knew how the agony had been and Javier really related what had happened. It took about 15 minutes to shoot and I was scared because it could break the tone of the film but afterwards I knew we had to show that he suffered.
DRE: Do you know what’s next?
AA: Nothing at all.
DRE: What films have you liked recently?
AA: I loved Sideways.