Even as his health declined, Ventura Pons kept his mind busy with artistic plans. Lluís Anton Baulenas, the writer whose two novels he adapted into films, was collaborating on a different adaptation with him. “Ventura Pons wanted to bring my work to the theater with Your Anita (Bones obres). It is a project he had approached years earlier,” the playwright explained. “We were shaping a text that drew on portions of the script from the film Anita I didn’t miss the train. I doubt this plan could move forward after his passing.”
The Catalan filmmaker died on Monday at 78, leaving behind a rich legacy. A memorial ceremony for the director, producer, and screenwriter will take place this Wednesday at 12:00 at Les Corts Funeral Home, in Barcelona, as noted by local cultural sources in Barcelona.
The first award in Baulenas’s name is Santa Eulàlia Award 2023. He expressed a wish to work with Pons again on a novel set in Barcelona during the property boom of 2003. Pons had previously adapted Baulenas’s other novels, including Stupid Love and Service Area, underscoring their long collaborative history.
“He possessed a sharp mind and really pushed everything forward,” Baulenas recalled. He acknowledged gaining much from Your Anita (Bones obres). The work started as a novel and later became a film starring Rosa Maria Sardà and José Coronado, which evolved into a theatrical monologue. “Pons wondered who could take the project forward. If someone close to the director showed interest, it could happen, but the project carried very personal implications that might prevent it from moving ahead.”
From cinema to theater
Baulenas sent Pons the play script, and Pons’s intent was to adapt the film for the stage. There was confidence in the plan, yet Baulenas sensed a lack of a successor who could carry the project. Pons was accustomed to handling every aspect himself and keeping tight control. Baulenas notes that Pons’s body of work often centers on powerful female characters and independent women, with Anita remaining the aspirational centerpiece of his cinematic ambitions.
Apart from Baulenas’s works mentioned above, Pons also brought to life adaptations of novels by Quim Monzó (El perquè de tot plegat), Jordi Puntí (Animals ferits) and Ferran Torrent (La Vida abismal). The repertoire also included texts by playwrights such as Josep Maria Benet i Jornet (Actrius), Jordi Belbel (Carícies) and Lluïsa Cunillé (Barcelona, a map).
The Filmoteca de Catalunya announced a commemorative program for Pons, including Ocaña, sonido intermitente. The Catalan Cinema Academy, which awarded him the Gaudí d’Honor in 2015, indicated that his figure would be remembered at the forthcoming Gaudí Awards gala, highlighting his lasting impact on Catalan cinema and theater.
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