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The Motive (El autor) [Sub: Eng]
A Spanish comedy-drama movie which revolves around Àlvaro, an ordinary man who decides to write novels with any talent or inspiration. He is just inspired by his wife, Amanda, a successful writer. He begins to manipulate his neighbors in order to find inspiration for his writing. As any story, drama takes place as his attempts meet with great failing.
July 1, 1977 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
7 November 1986, Iasi, Romania
1972, Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
18 January 1968, Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
20 August 1971, Salteras, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
16 February 1960, Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
17 January 1971, Luanco, Asturias, Spain
5 April 1962, Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
28 March 1970, Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
October 05, 2017
Cuenta's command of visuals continues to impress ... But he never quite settles in term of tone and his approach to the Álvaro is too clinical.September 11, 2017
A high-risk shot at a screen adaptation of a novel within a novel, The Motive is entertaining and buzzes with fun ideas, but as an involving drama, it never gets past the first chapter.November 14, 2017
Watching The Motive is akin to hearing an artist expound at length on the tedious specifics of their process, a feeling made all the more wearying by the blinkered nature of said approach.September 16, 2017
A solid idea in search of a better movie...November 14, 2017
... [director] Martín Cuenca reigns... [Full review in Spanish]September 21, 2017
Cuena's neutral tone does little to maximize the black comedy or suspense in the story, making for a film with a great hook that plays as just a mildly outré divertissement.April 10, 2018
A good story, but it's resolved in a hurry. [Full Review in Spanish]November 10, 2017
A disturbing atmosphere, a disturbing environment. [Full Review in Spanish]November 21, 2017
The Motive goes from a deeply Spanish comedy... to a kind of thriller of intrigue that does not lose sight of its playful dimension. [Full review in Spanish]January 17, 2018
The Motive is a fascinating film about an average and bland man. The story Alvaro is writing may be exciting, but he's still observing the exciting life of others rather than experiencing it himself.