El Planeta

Name: El Planeta
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 24, 2021
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Ale Ulman, Amalia Ulman, Nacho Vigalondo, Saoirse Bertram, Zhou Chen

2021

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| Release Date: September 24, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Ale Ulman, Amalia Ulman, Nacho Vigalondo, Saoirse Bertram, Zhou Chen

Summary: Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother (Ale Ulman) and daughter (Amalia Ulman) bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.

Director: Amalia Ulman

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 79 min

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The Playlist Andrew Bundy

Feb 2, 2021

Ulman’s black and white freshman feature is an absurdly and assuredly packed jack-in-the-box that’s short, sweet, and, incidentally, a quirky sharp, vainglorious commentary on these post-crisis, Robinhood Redditor times. Read full review

Keith Watson

Apr 26, 2021

Amalia Ulman’s film is a bittersweet comedy of human behavior observed with a relaxed yet intently focused eye. Read full review

Natalia Keogan

Feb 2, 2021

The frequently complicated relationship between mother and daughter has fostered plenty of cinematic investigation, but El Planeta easily distinguishes itself as a uniquely meta and universal addition to the canon. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Oct 28, 2021

Shot in black and white with some quirky wipe transitions thrown in (haven’t seen the classic page-turning wipe in a while), El Planeta orbits around an aesthetic and sensibility rooted in Eighties indie films. But mother and daughter have a comfortable chemistry that surpasses the deadpan material. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Sep 27, 2021

A mother-daughter bond shines through stark black-and-white cinematography and surreal humor in El Planeta. Read full review

The Film Stage Matt Cipolla

Feb 2, 2021

As a fully-fledged statement, El Planeta wavers about as much as it succeeds. As observational comedy with a bit of bite, it signals good things for Amalia Ulman as a filmmaker. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Nov 3, 2021

It would be wrong to call El Planeta a comedy, or drama, or even that wretched if useful term dramedy. It’s a slice of life, the life belonging to Gijon. Read full review

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