Unconscious
Short description
Set in Barcelona in 1913, this comedy follows Alma, a pregnant woman whose husband, psychiatrist Leon Pardo, abruptly leaves her without explanation after studying the theories of Sigmund Freud in Vienna. To uncover the reason for his disappearance, Alma teams up with her brother-in-law, Salvador, who harbors secret feelings for her. The pair conducts a Sherlock Holmes-style investigation, using a manuscript about female sexuality and hysteria as their primary guide to solve the mystery.
Directed by Joaquín Oristrell, this was the first of two listed films in the director's career, followed by Horror and Love in 2026. The screenplay was written by Dominic Harari, Oristrell, and Teresa De Pelegrí, with Gerardo Herrero serving as producer. The movie features a cast including Leonor Watling, Luis Tosar, Mercedes Sampietro, Juanjo Puigcorbé, and Àlex Brendemühl.
This co-production between Germany, Spain, Italy, and Portugal has a runtime of 100 minutes. It received generally positive feedback from both viewers and professional reviewers. On TMDB, the film holds a rating of 6.9/10 based on 45 votes, while film critics provided a slightly higher score of 7.3/10 from 26 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- The television film is based on the novel "Birdsong" by British writer Sebastian Faulks, written in 1993. It tells the story of Stephen Wraysford’s life before and during World War I. "Birdsong" is part of a trilogy that also includes the novels "Charlotte Gray" and "The Girl at the Lion d'Or."
- When Eddie Redmayne's character crosses the stream during one of the final battles (Episode 2, 44:50-45:10), the corpse in the background, hanging in the bushes, moves constantly. Before that, one of the enemies, shot by the main character, runs several meters after being hit by a bullet, begins to aim in the opposite direction, and only then "suddenly" falls.
- The original title translates to "The Unconscious".
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