Venicephrenia (Spanish: Veneciafrenia)[1] is a 2021 Spanish slasher thriller film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It is the first film belonging to the 'Fear Collection' label created by Sony Pictures International Productions and Pokeepsie Films in association with Amazon Prime Video. It stars Ingrid García Jonsson, Silvia Alonso, Goize Blanco, Nicolás Iloro and Alberto Bang as a group of Spanish friends who travel to Venice as part of a vacation plan, but as soon as they arrive to their destination, they encounter with furious inhabitants who refuse to welcome them, and a deadly killer who hunts each of them down.
Venicephrenia had its world premiere at Sitges Film Festival on 9 October 2021, with several more festival screenings following until it was released theatrically on Spain on 22 April 2022.
A group of young Spanish tourists travel to Venice in order to have a good time, even though their inhabitants are not in a welcoming mood for tourists. Once there, they face the prospect of struggling to stay alive.[2][3]
Veneciafrenia was written by Álex de la Iglesia alongside Jorge Guerricaechevarría.[5] Produced by Pokeepsie Films and The Fear Collection AIE, in association with Sony Pictures International Productions and Prime Video and with the participation from Mogambo Films,[6][5] the film was shot in between Madrid and Venice.[4] Shooting began on 5 October 2020 and lasted for seven weeks.[7][4]
Releaseedit
The film made its world premiere at the 54th Sitges Film Festival (FICFC) on October 9, 2021.[3][8] Tentatively slated for a wide theatrical release on November 26, 2021, in Spain,[8] the domestic release date was finally rescheduled to April 22, 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10][6]
Receptionedit
Jesús Palacios of Fotogramas rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it presents a "schizophrenic exercise in the love of evil, of villains torn between reason and irrational murderous madness, of scapegoats and moral and social dilemmas", praising its boldness while negatively pointing out at its "rather soft" ending.[11]
Marta Medina of El Confidencial also gave it 4 out of 5 stars, considering that the film brings together almost all the obsessions hallmark to De la Iglesia's films.[12]
Reviewing for Cinemanía, Miguel Ángel Romero gave it 4 out of 5 stars, underscoring Venicephrenia to be a story of "tourism-phobia and murder in a rundown Venice".[13]
Oti Rodríguez Marchante of ABC scored 2 out of 5 stars, assessing that De la Iglesia and Guerricaechevarría managed that their story do not say much, which is what it is all about, and that its characters are tiresome and stupid enough that any violence inflicted on them becomes normal and bearable to the viewer.[14]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas scored 60 out of 100 points ("acceptable"), deeming the film to be an "imperfect slasher" displaying a message denouncing mass tourism that fails at making viewers empathise with the protagonists.[15] She praised the opening credits and the transgressive elements blended with the carnival's imagery while considering the production issues not solved at the editing stage to be the worst about the film.[15]
It has an 86% approval on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews.
^"Just Spainted. Winter/Spring 2022. New Spanish Films" (PDF). ICAA. p. 93. Retrieved 21 April 2022 – via Audiovisual451.
^"Así es 'Veneciafrenia', de Alex de la Iglesia". El País. 28 September 2021.
^ abMayor Ortega, Leonor (9 October 2021). "Álex de la Iglesia: "Durante el rodaje en Venecia le robábamos la iluminación a Tom Cruise"". La Vanguardia.
^ abcdefghijklPonga, Paula; Pando, Juan (13 January 2021). "'Veneciafrenia': Primeras fotos de lo nuevo de Álex de la Iglesia". Fotogramas.
^ ab"Veneciafrenia". Academia de Cine. 22 October 2020.
^ ab"'Veneciafrenia' – estreno en cines 22 de abril". Audiovisual451. 18 April 2022.
^"Álex de la Iglesia rueda en Venecia un filme de terror, 'Veneciafrenia'". Diario Vasco. 25 October 2020.
^ abRomero, Miguel Ángel (10 October 2021). "[Sitges 2021] 'Veneciafrenia': turismo masivo y sangre a borbotones en lo nuevo de Álex de la Iglesia". Cinemanía (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^Aller, María (14 November 2021). "Estas son las películas más esperadas que se estrenarán en 2022". Fotogramas.
^González, Sergio C. (28 October 2021). "Veneciafrenia, la nueva película de Álex de la Iglesia, revela su fecha de estreno". Meristation. As.
^Palacios, Jesús (21 April 2022). "Crítica de 'Veneciafrenia', terror en los canales por Álex de la Iglesia". Fotogramas.
^Medina, Marta (22 April 2022). "'Veneciafrenia': Álex de la Iglesia lleva la turismofobia a su extremo más gore". El Confidencial.
^Romero, Miguel Ángel (18 April 2022). "Crítica de 'Veneciafrenia'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
^Rodríguez Marchante, Oti (21 April 2022). "Crítica de 'Veneciafrenia': Muertecitos en Venecia". abcplay – via ABC.
^ abHernández Luján, Raquel (20 April 2022). "Crítica de Veneciafrenia, la película de Álex de la Iglesia que inaugura la antología The Fear Collection". HobbyConsolas.
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Venicephrenia Spanish Veneciafrenia 1 is a 2021 Spanish slasher thriller film directed by Alex de la Iglesia It is the first film belonging to the Fear Collection label created by Sony Pictures International Productions and Pokeepsie Films in association with Amazon Prime Video It stars Ingrid Garcia Jonsson Silvia Alonso Goize Blanco Nicolas Iloro and Alberto Bang as a group of Spanish friends who travel to Venice as part of a vacation plan but as soon as they arrive to their destination they encounter with furious inhabitants who refuse to welcome them and a deadly killer who hunts each of them down VenicephreniaSpanishVeneciafreniaDirected byAlex de la IglesiaWritten byJorge Guerricaechevarria Alex de la IglesiaProduced byCarolina BangAlex de la IglesiaIgnacio Salazar SimpsonRicardo Marco BudeStarringIngrid Garcia Jonsson Silvia Alonso Goize Blanco Nicolas lloro Alberto Bang Cosimo Fusco Enrico Lo Verso Armando di Razza Caterina Murino Nico RomeroCinematographyPablo RossoEdited byDomingo GonzalezMusic byRoque BanosProductioncompaniesPokeepsie Films The Fear Collection I AIEDistributed bySony Pictures Entertainment IberiaRelease dates9 October 2021 2021 10 09 FICFC 22 April 2022 2022 04 22 Spain Running time100 minutesCountrySpainLanguagesSpanishItalianEnglishBox office 441 000Venicephrenia had its world premiere at Sitges Film Festival on 9 October 2021 with several more festival screenings following until it was released theatrically on Spain on 22 April 2022 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot editA group of young Spanish tourists travel to Venice in order to have a good time even though their inhabitants are not in a welcoming mood for tourists Once there they face the prospect of struggling to stay alive 2 3 Cast editIngrid Garcia Jonsson 4 as Isa Jose s sister Silvia Alonso 4 as Susana Goize Blanco 4 as Arantza Javi s girlfriend Nicolas lloro 4 as Javi Arantza s boyfriend Alberto Bang 4 as Jose Isa s brother Cosimo Fusco 4 as Dottore the killer jester Enrico Lo Verso 4 as Giacomo Armando di Razza 4 as Brunelli Caterina Murino 4 as Claudia Nico Romero 4 as Alfonso Isa s husbandProduction editVeneciafrenia was written by Alex de la Iglesia alongside Jorge Guerricaechevarria 5 Produced by Pokeepsie Films and The Fear Collection AIE in association with Sony Pictures International Productions and Prime Video and with the participation from Mogambo Films 6 5 the film was shot in between Madrid and Venice 4 Shooting began on 5 October 2020 and lasted for seven weeks 7 4 Release editThe film made its world premiere at the 54th Sitges Film Festival FICFC on October 9 2021 3 8 Tentatively slated for a wide theatrical release on November 26 2021 in Spain 8 the domestic release date was finally rescheduled to April 22 2022 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 9 10 6 Reception editJesus Palacios of Fotogramas rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars writing that it presents a schizophrenic exercise in the love of evil of villains torn between reason and irrational murderous madness of scapegoats and moral and social dilemmas praising its boldness while negatively pointing out at its rather soft ending 11 Marta Medina of El Confidencial also gave it 4 out of 5 stars considering that the film brings together almost all the obsessions hallmark to De la Iglesia s films 12 Reviewing for Cinemania Miguel Angel Romero gave it 4 out of 5 stars underscoring Venicephrenia to be a story of tourism phobia and murder in a rundown Venice 13 Oti Rodriguez Marchante of ABC scored 2 out of 5 stars assessing that De la Iglesia and Guerricaechevarria managed that their story do not say much which is what it is all about and that its characters are tiresome and stupid enough that any violence inflicted on them becomes normal and bearable to the viewer 14 Raquel Hernandez Lujan of HobbyConsolas scored 60 out of 100 points acceptable deeming the film to be an imperfect slasher displaying a message denouncing mass tourism that fails at making viewers empathise with the protagonists 15 She praised the opening credits and the transgressive elements blended with the carnival s imagery while considering the production issues not solved at the editing stage to be the worst about the film 15 It has an 86 approval on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews See also editList of Spanish films of 2022References edit Just Spainted Winter Spring 2022 New Spanish Films PDF ICAA p 93 Retrieved 21 April 2022 via Audiovisual451 Asi es Veneciafrenia de Alex de la Iglesia El Pais 28 September 2021 a b Mayor Ortega Leonor 9 October 2021 Alex de la Iglesia Durante el rodaje en Venecia le robabamos la iluminacion a Tom Cruise La Vanguardia a b c d e f g h i j k l Ponga Paula Pando Juan 13 January 2021 Veneciafrenia Primeras fotos de lo nuevo de Alex de la Iglesia Fotogramas a b Veneciafrenia Academia de Cine 22 October 2020 a b Veneciafrenia estreno en cines 22 de abril Audiovisual451 18 April 2022 Alex de la Iglesia rueda en Venecia un filme de terror Veneciafrenia Diario Vasco 25 October 2020 a b Romero Miguel Angel 10 October 2021 Sitges 2021 Veneciafrenia turismo masivo y sangre a borbotones en lo nuevo de Alex de la Iglesia Cinemania in Spanish 20minutos es Retrieved 13 October 2021 Aller Maria 14 November 2021 Estas son las peliculas mas esperadas que se estrenaran en 2022 Fotogramas Gonzalez Sergio C 28 October 2021 Veneciafrenia la nueva pelicula de Alex de la Iglesia revela su fecha de estreno Meristation As Palacios Jesus 21 April 2022 Critica de Veneciafrenia terror en los canales por Alex de la Iglesia Fotogramas Medina Marta 22 April 2022 Veneciafrenia Alex de la Iglesia lleva la turismofobia a su extremo mas gore El Confidencial Romero Miguel Angel 18 April 2022 Critica de Veneciafrenia Cinemania via 20minutos es Rodriguez Marchante Oti 21 April 2022 Critica de Veneciafrenia Muertecitos en Venecia abcplay via ABC a b Hernandez Lujan Raquel 20 April 2022 Critica de Veneciafrenia la pelicula de Alex de la Iglesia que inaugura la antologia The Fear Collection HobbyConsolas External links editVenicephrenia at ICAA s Catalogo de Cinespanol Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Venicephrenia amp oldid 1215789861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
