Danube Hotel (Spanish: Hotel Danubio)[1] is a 2003 Spanish neo-noir thriller drama film written and directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico consisting of a remake of the 1955 film The Red Fish which stars Santiago Ramos and Carmen Morales.
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| Spanish | Hotel Danubio |
| Directed by | Antonio Giménez-Rico |
| Written by | Antonio Giménez-Rico |
| Based on | The Red Fish by Carlos Blanco |
| Produced by | José Luis Garci |
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| Cinematography | Raúl P. Cubero |
| Edited by | Miguel G. Sinde |
| Music by | Pablo Cervantes |
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| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Films de España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot follows struggling writer Hugo, in a relationship with younger and ambitious chorus girl Ivón, who falls for Hugo's son.[2][1]
Cast
editProduction
editThe film is a remake of the 1955 film The Red Fish, directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde and written by Carlos Blanco.[3] It is a Nickel Odeon Dos, Enrique Cerezo PC and PC 29 production, with the participation of TVE and Vía Digital.[1][4] Shooting locations included Santiago de Compostela.[5]
Release
editThe film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in May 2003.[6] Distributed by Columbia TriStar Spain,[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 26 September 2003, grossing €0.328 million (78,862 admissions).[7]
Reception
editCritical response
editJonathan Holland of Variety deemed Hotel Danubio to be an "accomplished exercise in style that harks wistfully back to '40s Hollywood" as well as an "enjoyably mannered, craftily plotted and beautifully produced pic".[4]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2004 | 18th Goya Awards | Best Costume Design | Montse Sancho, Lourdes de Orduña | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Cristóbal Criado, Alicia López | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Pablo Cervantes | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Green, Jennifer (23 April 2003). "Spain's Grupo PI adds two to its international slate". ScreenDaily.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Hotel Danubio". elmundo.es. January 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Boquerini (2 May 2003). "Giménez-Rico presenta en Málaga "Hotel Danubio", rodada en Galicia". La Voz de Galicia. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (5 June 2023). "Hotel Danubio". Variety.
- ^ Rey, Carlos (3 March 2021). "Santiago de Compostela en la gran pantalla: la capital gallega en 10 grandes películas". Quincemil – via El Español.
- ^ "El Festival de Málaga rinde homenaje a Gutiérrez Aragón". El Mundo. 3 May 2003.
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 243. ISBN 84-460-2414-4.
- ^ "Hotel Danubio". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 20 September 2023.