Paper Castles (Spanish: Castillos de cartón) is a 2009 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Salvador García Ruiz from a screenplay by Enrique Urbizu based on the novel Castillos de cartón by Almudena Grandes. It stars Adriana Ugarte, Nilo Mur, and Biel Durán.
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| Spanish | Castillos de cartón |
| Directed by | Salvador García Ruiz |
| Screenplay by | Enrique Urbizu |
| Based on | Castillos de cartón by Almudena Grandes |
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| Cinematography | Teo Delgado |
| Edited by | Berta Frías |
| Music by | Pascal Gaigne |
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| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editSet in Madrid in the 1980s, the plot concerns about the love triangle between three art students, María José, Marcos, and Jaime.[1]
Cast
edit- Adriana Ugarte as María José[2]
- Nilo Mur as Marcos[2]
- Biel Durán as Jaime[2]
- Diego Braguinsky[3]
- Lola Marceli[3]
- Pepa Pedroche[3]
- Toni Misó[3]
Production
editBased on the novel by Almudena Grandes, the adapted screenplay was penned by Enrique Urbizu.[2] The film was produced by Tornasol Films and Castafiore Films, and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[1] Filming began at Alicante's Ciudad de la Luz studio in June 2008.[4]
Release
editThe film premiered at the 54th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 25 October 2009.[5] Distributed by Alta Classics,[1] it was theatrically released in Spain on 30 October 2009.
Reception
editOskar L. Belategui of El Correo considered that "afflicted with a languid rhythm and a lacerating visual poverty", the film fails both as "a moral tale and as a story of initiation".[6]
Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film feels as "flimsy as its title" and cannot be saved from Urbizu's "uncharacteristically overwrought" script, best efforts from the three leads notwithstanding.[1]
Javier Cortijo of ABC considered that "a certain mechanical callousness threatens to derail" the film, "which is still estimable."[7]
Jordi Costa of El País found the film to be "one of the least sexual movies with the most sex that [he] remembers watching", citing "the praiseworthy effort of swimming against inertia and commonplace".[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Holland, Jonathan (22 November 2009). "Paper Castles". Variety.
- ^ a b c d "Amor y sexo a tres bandas". Diario Sur. 30 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d Massanet, Adrián (30 October 2009). "Estrenos de cine | 30 de octubre | Un gran estreno eclipsa todo lo demás". Espinof.
- ^ "La Ciudad de la Luz acoge el rodaje 'Castillos de cartón' basada en un libro de Almudena Grandes". Las Provincias. 10 July 2008.
- ^ "Castillos de cartón, la atrevida película de García Ruiz, en la Seminci". Panorama Audiovisual. 26 October 2009.
- ^ "'Castillos de cartón' enfría la Seminci". El Correo. Grupo Vocento. 26 October 2009.
- ^ Cortijo, Javier (30 October 2009). "Trigonometría sentimental". ABC.
- ^ Costa, Jordi (30 October 2009). "Ruidos de fondo". El País.