Cinema Days (Spanish: Días de cine)[1] is a 2007 Spanish comedy film directed by David Serrano. It stars Alberto San Juan, Nathalie Poza, Miguel Rellán, Javier Gutiérrez, Andrés Lima, Luis Bermejo, and Fernando Tejero.
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| Spanish | Días de cine |
| Directed by | David Serrano |
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| Produced by | Tomás Cimadevilla |
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| Cinematography | Kiko de la Rica |
| Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
| Music by | Miguel Malla |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editSet in 1977 Spain, during the so-called Transition,[2] the plot follows the developments upon the shooting of a social conscience-stirring film by reputed anti-francoist auteur Federico Solá, who is forced by sleazy producer José María Culebras to work with former wunderkind and in-the-dumps folkloric artist Silvia Conde as a leading actress.[3][4][5][6]
Cast
edit- Alberto San Juan as Federico Solá[5]
- Nathalie Poza as Silvia Conde[5]
- Miguel Rellán as José Mª Culebras[5]
- Javier Gutiérrez as Benito Magallanes[5]
- Andrés Lima as Marcial Pérez[5]
- Luis Bermejo as Manolo Castaño[5]
- Fernando Tejero as Fino[5]
- Roberto Álamo as Alfredo Torres[5]
- Gerardo Malla as Francisco Grandes[5]
- Amparo Valle as Mari[5]
- Diego Martín as Augusto[5]
- Malena Alterio as Gloria[5]
Production
editThe film was written by David Serrano with the collaboration of Alberto San Juan.[7] It is a TeleSpan2000, Estudios Picasso, and LaZona Films production.[8]
Release
editThe film was released theatrically in Spain on 9 February 2007.[6] Its theatrical gross amounted to about €600,000.[9]
Reception
editMirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, lamenting that "the lack of control over the script leads the film to nonsense", while citing some performances (such as Rellán's) as a positive point.[6]
Jordi Costa of El País deemed the film to be a "comedy of weak humor and erratic tone".[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hopewell, John (12 June 2007). "Venevision takes three at Madrid". Variety.
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2016). "El cine y la transición política en España (1975-1982)" (PDF). Transiciones de la dictadura a la democracia. Americana eBooks & Inter-American Research Center. p. 30. ISBN 978-615-5423-30-7.
- ^ Belategui, Oskar L. (9 February 2007). ""Sigue habiendo productores que quieren acostarse con la actriz"". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ "David Serrano intenta hacer autocrítica del cine español en la comedia 'Días de cine'". Europa Press. 8 February 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Días de cine". La Zona. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Días de cine". Fotogramas.
- ^ "El loco mundo de un rodaje". 20minutos.es. 1 February 2007.
- ^ Green, Jennifer (14 February 2006). "Spain's Telespan in five-picture pact with BVI". ScreenDaily.
- ^ Vértice360. Memoria de 2007 (PDF). p. 35.
- ^ Costa, Jordi (9 February 2007). "Posfranquismo 'chiripitifláutico'". El País.