Matusalén
Film poster
Directed byDavid Galán Galindo
Screenplay by
  • David Galán Galindo
  • María José Moreno
  • Fernando Hernández
Produced byEnrique Cerezo
Starring
CinematographyJesús Mª Haro
Edited by
  • Miguel Ángel Prieto
  • Pablo Blanco
Music by
  • Eric Cunningham
  • Javier Colmen
Production
companies
  • Vuelta a la universidad AIE
  • Enrique Cerezo PC
Release date
  • 28 September 2023 (2023-09-28) (ficmonterrey)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Matusalén (transl. Methuselah) is a 2023 Spanish comedy film directed by David Galán Galindo which stars Julián López and Miren Ibarguren.

Plot

The plot is set in Spain.[1] Alber is a freeloading rapper past his forties whose vital motto is "getting older is inevitable, maturing is optional" living with his grandfather. Upon being ditched by the latter, Alber moves in to his parents' home, where he makes a bet with his father: he should join university and pass all the subjects to stay home.[1] Considered a kid by his parents and a grandpa by his schoolmates,[2] Alber comes across old flame Amaia, now lecturing at the university.[3]

Cast

Production

The helmer described his work as belonging to the 'college comedy' classic genre, with referents such as Animal House, American Pie, Rushmore or 22 Jump Street, while also indebted to the filmography of José Luis Cuerda and Luis García Berlanga, with the film including several nods to Plácido.[2][1]

Matusalén is a Vuelta a la universidad AIE and Enrique Cerezo PC production, and it had the collaboration of TVE.[6] Shooting locations in Madrid included the Complutense University.[2] The film was lensed by Jesús Haro.[2]

Release

The film made it to slate of the 19th Monterrey Film Festival (ficmonterrey) for its world premiere, screening as the official selection's opening film.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jiménez, Jesús (6 February 2023). "David G. Galindo: "En 'Matusalén' tengo a la gente más graciosa de España"". rtve.es.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "David Galán Galindo: «Tengo muchísimas ganas de sentir las reacciones del público en el cine con una película mía»". Audiovisual451. 24 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bescós, María (25 January 2023). "Dos generaciones de intérpretes nos cuentan cómo está siendo trabajar en Matusalén, la nueva comedia de David Galán Galindo". HobbyConsolas.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Matusalén". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 18 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Matusalén". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Rivera, Alfonso (20 January 2023). "David Galán Galindo rueda Matusalén". Cineuropa.
  7. ↑ De la Fuente, Anne Marie (11 September 2023). "Mexico's Monterrey Film Festival Unveils Lineup, New International Ambitions (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  8. ↑ "'Matusalén', dirigida por David Galán Galindo, inaugura el Festival Internacional de cine de Monterrey en la Sección Oficial". Diario Siglo XXI. 30 September 2023.
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