El detective y la muerte
El detective y la muerte | |
---|---|
Directed by | Gonzalo Suárez |
Screenplay by |
|
Based on | "The Story of a Mother" by Hans Christian Andersen |
Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
Edited by | José Salcedo |
Music by | Suso Saiz |
Production companies |
|
Release dates |
|
El detective y la muerte (transl. 'The Detective and the Death') is a 1994 Spanish thriller film directed by Gonzalo Suárez.[1][2]
Plot[]
Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Story of a Mother", it is set in a fictional European city stirred by racial conflicts (in lieu of the forest from the short story).[3][4]
Cast[]
- Javier Bardem as Detective Cornelio[5]
- Maria de Medeiros as Maria[5]
- Carmelo Gómez as Dark Man[5]
- Héctor Alterio as G.M.[5]
- [5] as Laura
- [5] as Don Luis
- Paulina Gálvez as Ofelia[5]
- Myriam de Maeztu as Rosa[5]
- Charo López as Duquesa[5]
- Jerzy Bończak as Hombre tiburón[5]
Production[]
Produced by LolaFilms and Ditirambo Films,[6] it was shot in between Llanes and Warsaw.[4]
Release[]
The film was presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1994.[3] It was theatrically released on 30 September 1994.[7]
Accolades[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | [8] |
1995 | 9th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Gonzalo Suárez | Nominated | [9] |
Best Production Supervision | José Luis García Arrojo | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Suso Saiz | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | José Salcedo | Nominated | |||
Best Special Effects | Miroslaw Marchwinski | Nominated | |||
45th Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actor | Carmelo Gómez | Won | [10] | |
50th CEC Awards | Best Cinematography | Carlos Suárez | Won | [11] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Goodman, Al; Tribune, International Herald (20 January 1995). "THE MOVIE GUIDE : El Detective y La Muerte" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "El detective y la muerte (1994) Película - PLAY Cine". abc. 29 March 2017.
- ^ a b García, Rocío (23 September 1994). "Gonzalo Suárez ofrece una respuesta ética frente a lo inevitable en el 'El detective y la muerte'". El País.
- ^ a b "Gonzalo Suárez, director del mes de diciembre en 8madrid TV". Audiovisual451. 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "El detective y la muerte. Ficha artística". LolaFilms. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (2 October 1994). "Ambición y riesgo". El País.
- ^ "El detective y la muerte". Sensacine. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (25 September 1994). "La Concha de Oro para 'Días contados' premia una "película arriesgada", según Imanol Uribe". El País.
- ^ "El detective y la muerte". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Los actores Ana Belén y Carmelo Gómez, premios Fotogramas 94". El País. 1 March 1995.
- ^ "Premios del CEC a la producción española de 1994". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1994 films
- Spanish films
- Spanish-language films
- Films set in Europe
- Films shot in Asturias
- Films shot in Warsaw
- Spanish film stubs