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2024 Spanish film
Norberta
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay bySonia Escolano
Produced byEva Taboada
Starring
CinematographyDavid Valldepérez
Edited byLiana Artigal
Music byArnau Bataller
Production
companies
  • Imposible Films
  • Norbertafilm AIE
Distributed byFilmax
Release date
  • 25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Norberta is a 2024 Spanish comedy film directed by Sonia Escolano and Belén López Albert, which stars Luis Bermejo as the title character and Adriana Ozores alongside Mariona Terés and María Romanillos.

Plot

Norberto and María live together a humble existence in a working-class neighborhood as a couple close to their retirement, while pulling occasional robberies. They are parents to Natalia and grandparents to gender-fluid Paula. Norberto confesses to María about having always being a woman trapped in a man's body.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Imposible Films and Norbertafilm AIE, with the participation of RTVE, TVC, and Movistar Plus+ and backing from ICAA. It was shot in El Carmel neighborhood of Barcelona.

Release

Distributed by Filmax, Norberta was released theatrically in Spain on 25 July 2024.

Reception

Javier Ocaña of El País deemed Norberta to be a decent comedy-drama film, writing that despite some screenplay shortcomings, Bermejo's singular humorousness and Ozores' sensitivity manage to "elevate a whole with no greater pretensions than to be on the side of their characters".

Juan Pando [es] of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering it to be a comedy-drama defined by the exceptional work delivered by its protagonist, a "colossal" Luis Bermejo.

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 67 points ('acceptable') citing the "performances and the naturalness of the characters: it is a very white and pleasant comedy" as the film's hallmark while citing the feeling "of being very anecdotal ", possibly working better as a short film, as its worst feature.

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla gave Norberta 2 stars, writing that while the protagonist's transition process is portrayed "in a friendly and positive manner", the insistent attempts at comedy, subtracting from the story's dramatic weight, seem phony.

Luis Martínez of El Mundo rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing about the "masterful" performances by Bermejo and Ozores, while acknowledging that the film is dragged down by its "pedagogical, if not chastening" intentions.

Fernardo Bernal of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "human and character comedy", largely sustained by the acting work.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (26 July 2024). "Luis Bermejo explora la realidad trans en 'Norberta': "Se ha hecho desde el más absoluto respeto"". ecartelera. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ Ocaña, Javier (26 July 2024). "'Norberta': el abuelo de barrio que quería ser mujer". El País. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ Bernal, Fernando (25 July 2024). "Crítica de 'Norberta': un verso libre entre cine social, comedia familiar y drama de género". Cinemanía. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
  5. ^ "Norberta". Filmax. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Norberta', una divertida comedia con Luis Bermejo y Adriana Ozores". rtve.es. 17 June 2024. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. Mayor Ortega, Leonor (25 July 2024). "Luis Bermejo: "Nunca me había vestido de mujer de una manera tan radical"". La Vanguardia. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. Pando, Juan (25 July 2024). "Crítica de 'Norberta', comedia dramática con un colosal y excepcional Luis Bermejo". Fotogramas. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. Hernández Luján, Raquel (25 July 2024). "Crítica de Norberta, una comedia amable y pícara". HobbyConsolas. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. Lombardo, Manuel J. (26 July 2024). "Comedia de aceptación". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. Martínez, Luis (24 July 2024). "Norberta: La comedia trans es género fluido (***)". El Mundo. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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