Anita no perd el tren

Spain

Synopsis

Anita sees how the over three decades that she has been working at a cinema box office are literally devastated: the building is demolished to give way to a cinema complex, and she is forced into early retirement because she does not fit into the new company's image. Incapable of getting over the shock, and by inertia, she continues going back to the empty lot every day, where the cinema used to be and where a construction company is building the new complex.

By mere chance, she ends up in love and involved with a man who drives a bulldozer at the construction site. A tender and bittersweet affair comes about, which is carried out in the dark, inside a trailer where the company has its offices. He is married and does not hide it. But, despite that, and thanks to their secret meetings, they are both able to open a door to hopes for the future. This is a relationship without perspectives, but in Anita's rase, at her early fifties, it helps her to mark a before and after in her life.

A tender, entertaining and encouraging story of a survival.

Director's Biography

Having directed in the theatre from the age of 21—with plays by Shakespeare, Hampton, Jellicoe, O'Brien, Fierstein, Oliver, Zorrilla - Ventura Pons was the surprise newcomer of Spanish cinema in 1978, with OCAÑA, AN INTERMITTENT PORTRAIT. Now, with thirteen feature films, eleven produced by his own company Els Films de la Rambla, S.A., founded in 1985, he has become one of the best known Catalan film directors. His films have been shown in many international festivals; the comedies especially have enjoyed great popularity, particularly with a younger public. He has received the National Film Award from the Catalan Government for the direction of WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT. In 1994, he was the subject of an homage by the Bogota Film Festival and also by the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1998. The ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) in London, the Lincoln Center in New York, the Buenos Aires Film Festival, the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles and the Istanbul Film Festival have presented retrospectives of his films. He has been Vice-President of the Spanish Film Academy and recently has been elected to the Board of the Spanish Society of Authors. Has also been awarded the prestigious Ondas Award and the City of Huesca Award.

Filmography:
1978 OCAÑA, AN INTERMITTENT PORTRAIT
1981 THE VICARY OF OLOT
1986 THE BLONDE AT THE BAR
1989 DAMNED MISERY!
1990 WHAT'S YOUR BET, MARI PILI?
1991 TONIGHT OR NEVER
1993 ROSITA, PLEASE!
1994 WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
1996 ACTRESSES
1996 MMB: MEMORY NOTEBOOK
1997 CARESSES
1998 BELOVED/FRIEND
1999 TO DIE (OR NOT)
2000 ANITA TAKES A CHANCE
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Cast & Crew

Directed by: Ventura Pons

Written by: Lluís-Anton Baulenas, Ventura Pons

Produced by: Ventura Pons

Cinematography: Mario Montero

Editing: Pere Abadal

Production Design: Bel·lo Torras

Cast: Rosa Maria Sardà (Anita), Jose Coronado (Antoni), María Barranco (Natàlia)

Nominations and Awards

  • Feature Film Selection 2001