Under the Stars (2007 film)
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Spanish | Bajo las estrellas |
Directed by | Félix Viscarret |
Screenplay by | Félix Viscarret |
Based on | El trompetista del Utopía by Fernando Aramburu |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Álvaro Gutiérrez |
Edited by | Ángel Hernández Zoido |
Music by | Mikel Salas |
Production company | Fernando Trueba PC |
Distributed by | Notro Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Under the Stars (Spanish: Bajo las estrellas) is a 2007 Spanish comedy-drama film directed and written by Félix Viscarret [es] based on the novel by Fernando Aramburu which stars Alberto San Juan alongside Emma Suárez, Julián Villagrán, and Violeta Rodríguez.
Plot
The plot follows freeloading trumpeter Benito Lacunza upon his return from Madrid to his Navarrese hometown (Estella-Lizarra) in the wake of his father's impending death, and his relation with brother Lalo, Lalo's partner Nines, and Nines' withdrawn daughter Ainara.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Alberto San Juan as Benito Lacunza[1]
- Emma Suárez as Nines[1]
- Julián Villagrán as Lalo[1]
- Violeta Rodríguez as Ainara[2]
- Luz Valdenebro [es] as Pauli[2]
Production
The film is based on the novel El trompetista del Utopía by Fernando Aramburu.[1] A Fernando Trueba PC production, it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[2] Shooting locations included Estella-Lizarra.[4]
Release
The film was presented at the 10th Málaga Film Festival in March 2007.[3] It was released theatrically in Spain on 15 June 2007.[5]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that the film features "an ace performance from Alberto San Juan, who makes the movie his own by simply flooding it with humanity".[2]
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "a comedy with dramatic overtones endowed with an unusual visual poetry".[6]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | 10th Málaga Film Festival | Golden Biznaga | Won | [7] | |
Best Director | Félix Viscarret | Won | |||
Best Actor | Alberto San Juan | Won | |||
Best New Screenplay | Félix Viscarret | Won | |||
2008 | 22nd Goya Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Félix Viscarret | Won | [8] |
Best New Director | Félix Viscarret | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Alberto San Juan | Won | |||
Best Actress | Emma Suárez | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Julián Villagrán | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Mikel Salas | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Álvaro Gutiérrez | Nominated | |||
17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Alberto San Juan | Nominated | [9][10] | |
Best New Actor | Julián Villagrán | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "'Bajo las estrellas', un 'western' a la navarra sin pistolas ni caballos". El Mundo. 15 June 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Holland, Jonathan (21 September 2007). "Under the Stars". Variety.
- ^ a b Lafont, Isabel (16 March 2007). "Viscarret debuta con el retrato de un crápula políticamente incorrecto". El País.
- ^ "El Consejero de Cultura y Turismo visita el rodaje de la película "Bajo las estrellas" en Estella". Government of Navarre. 11 October 2005.
- ^ "'Bajo las estrellas' competirá en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Copenhague". El Mundo. 19 July 2007.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (15 June 2007). "Cotidiana singularidad". El País.
- ^ Pinto, Vitor (19 March 2007). "Bajo las estrellas triunfa en Málaga". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Bajo las estrellas". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "'Las 13 rosas' y las series TVE, favoritas en los premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 18 January 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "La saga Bardem triunfa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
- Under the Stars at IMDb
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