A sumptuous, liberating drama about home and self, The August Virgin was chosen by respected film journal Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 10 top films of 2020. An intoxicating celebration of Madrid, The August Virgin is a coming-of-age tale for the thirty-somethings.
Newly unemployed and unexpectedly single, Madrid’s famously hot August weather sets the scene for Eva (Itsaso Arana), a woman in her early thirties. Determined to change her life for the better, Eva decides to spend her summer in a short-term apartment so she can experience her hometown anew. Following Eva on her nocturnal travels through the city’s streets and bars, the absorbing feature reveals the puzzle pieces of her life that have led her to this moment.
An intimate journey of a woman in search of revelations, Eva encounters people from her past and meets new friends at open-air summer fiestas. Seeing Madrid through new eyes as she wanders through its picture postcard attractions, Eva’s summer is one of discovery; of the city she dearly loves and herself at the crossroads of youth and maturity.
WINNER: FIPRESCI Prize, Special Jury Mention, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2019.
WINNER: Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Toulouse Cinespaña 2019.
NOMINATED: Best Foreign Film, César Awards 2021.
NOMINATED: Special Award, Feroz Awards 2020.
"A heartbreakingly tender, intoxicating stroll of a movie."
- The Film Stage
Tuesday 20th April
129 min
18+
Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz, Isabelle Stoffel
Jonás Trueba
Film Festival
Spanish with English subtitles
Palace James Street
