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Official Competition (Spanish: Competencia oficial) is a 2021 comedy film directed by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn,[3] from a screenplay by Duprat, Cohn and Andrés Duprat. It stars Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez.

Official Competition
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Spanish	Competencia oficial
Directed by	Gastón Duprat Mariano Cohn
Written by	Mariano Cohn Andrés Duprat Gastón Duprat
Produced by	Jaume Roures
Starring	Penélope Cruz Antonio Banderas Oscar Martínez José Luis Gómez Irene Escolar Manolo Solo Nagore Aranburu Pilar Castro Koldo Olabarri
Cinematography	Arnau Valls Colomer [ca]
Edited by	Alberto del Campo
Production company	The Mediapro Studio
Distributed by	Buena Vista International (Spain) Star Distribution (Argentina)
Release dates	4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) (Venice) 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) (Spain) 17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) (Argentina)
Running time	114 minutes[1]
Countries	Spain Argentina
Language	Spanish
Box office	$4.7 million[2]

Plot

On his 80th birthday Humberto Suárez, an ageing multi-millionaire, decides to finance a film so that people will look fondly upon his legacy. He selects the reclusive Palme d'Or laureate Lola Cuevas to be the director, with the screenplay being adapted from a Nobel Prize winning novel titled "Rivalry" about a man who is unable to forgive his brother for killing their parents in a drunk-driving accident. The two brothers are to be played by the acclaimed stage actor Iván Torres and celebrity actor Félix Rivero; Iván is a method actor who has extensively prepared his character's past, while Félix is a more traditional Hollywood actor who finds Iván's methods pointless.

Lola proves herself to be a highly eccentric director who makes extensive notes and requires increasingly bizarre exercises of her actors, such as forcing them to repeat single lines or words until she believes they are convincing enough, refusing to show up to rehearsals, and at one point dangling a large boulder over the heads of Iván and Félix via a crane to emulate the tension of the scene they are rehearsing. One session involves Iván and Félix being tied to chairs and forced to watch as Lola crushes their various awards in an industrial shredder, including a hand-made one that was given to Iván by students at a disabled school where he once taught.

One day during rehearsals, Félix tells Lola and Iván that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is on palliative care, hoping that Rivalry will be his final masterpiece. Iván privately suggests to Lola that he could double up in order to play both brothers if Félix ends up unable to complete the project. Felix later confesses to them both that his diagnosis was a lie that he used in order to prove to the pair that he could fool them with his acting. Iván commends his performance and tells him that he believes Félix to be a better actor than he is, before revealing that this too was a lie as payback.

Eventually, they reach the final scene of the film, where Félix's character murders Iván's and takes over his brother's life. At a party held by Humberto to commemorate the film starting shooting, Félix overhears Iván describe him as the worst actor he has ever worked with. Félix confronts him on the roof of the building, where Iván attempts to punch Félix who accidentally throws him from the roof, rendering him comatose. Assuming that he must have jumped, Iván's wife is comforted by Félix; however, Lola seems to recognize that Félix is merely acting surprised at the incident.

The film proceeds to shooting, with both roles played by Félix. At a post-screening Q&A, Lola bluntly denies any perceived meaning that the critics read into her film and gives one-word answers. In the final scenes narrated by Lola who directly addresses the audience, Humberto decides to finance a bridge, Félix returns to Hollywood projects and Iván wakes from his coma and curses Félix's name.

Cast

Production

In January 2020 casting was announced featuring Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, Oscar Martínez, Pilar Castro, Irene Escolar, Carlos Hipólito, José Luis Gómez, Nagore Aranburu, Koldo Olabarri and Juan Grandinetti with Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn directing from a screenplay penned alongside Andrés Duprat [es].[7] Cruz and Banderas had only shared onscreen time before during two minutes of Pedro Almodóvar's 2013 film I'm So Excited!.[8]

The film was produced by The Mediapro Studio, with the participation of RTVE, TV3, and Orange España.[9]

Principal photography began in February 2020.[10] In March 2020, production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Shooting resumed in September 2020 and the wrap was announced in October 2020.[12]

Release

Official Competition had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2021.[13] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in mid-September 2021.[14] Buena Vista International released the film on 25 February 2022 in Spain. Protagonist Pictures handled the international distribution rights.[9]

Star Distribution acquired distribution rights for Latin America.[8] In the case of Argentina, the film was released on 17 March 2022.[15] IFC Films purchased the theatrical release rights for the United States.[16]

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 67 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Its premise may resonate most with hardcore film fans, but Official Competition's tight focus and sharp humor have a universal appeal."[17]

At the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, it won the award for Outstanding International Feature.[18] At the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, it won the Audience Award for most popular film in the Galas and Special Presentations program.[19]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Actress in an International Production	Penélope Cruz	Nominated	[20]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2022

References

External links

• Official Competition at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol
• Official Competition at IMDb 
• Official Competition at Metacritic
• Official Competition at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Der beste Film aller Zeiten

Der beste Film aller Zeiten (Originaltitel: Competencia oficial) ist ein Spielfilm von Gastón Duprat und Mariano Cohn aus dem Jahr 2021. Die Hauptrollen in der Satire über das Filmemachen spielen Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas und Oscar Martínez.

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- [en] Official Competition

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[es] Competencia oficial

Competición oficial es una película de comedia hispano-argentina de 2021 dirigida por Mariano Cohn y Gastón Duprat,[1] a partir de un guion de Duprat, Cohn y Andrés Duprat. Está protagonizada por Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz y Oscar Martínez.

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[it] Finale a sorpresa - Official Competition

Finale a sorpresa - Official Competition (Competencia oficial) è un film del 2021 diretto da Mariano Cohn e Gastón Duprat.

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[ru] Главная роль

«Главная роль» (ранее — «Официальный конкурс») (исп. Competencia oficial) — испано-аргентинская сатирическая комедия, снятая Гастоном Дюпра и Мариано Коном. Главные роли исполнили Антонио Бандерас, Оскар Мартинес и Пенелопа Крус. Премьера фильма состоялась в сентябре 2021 года на 78-м Венецианском кинофестивале[3]. Далее фильм аргентинских режиссёров был представлен в Торонто — на крупнейшем фестивале Северной Америки.

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