99.9 (Spanish: 99.9: La frecuencia del terror, lit. '99.9: The Frequency of Terror') is a 1997 Spanish horror film directed and co-written by Agustí Villaronga.[1] The film stars María Barranco as Lara, the host of a radio show focused on psychic and paranormal phenomena, who learns that her ex-boyfriend has been found dead in a small Spanish village. When she travels to the village, she discovers that he had been performing experiments to connect with otherworldly spirits. The film's title has been described as referring to both the dial of a radio station and as an inversion of "666" (the "number of the beast").[2][3]
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| Directed by | Agustí Villaronga |
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| Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| Music by | Javier Navarrete |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe served as director of photography on 99.9, and composer Javier Navarrete provided the score. The film screened at the 1997 Sitges Film Festival, where it won the festival's award for Best Cinematography.[4]
Cast
edit- María Barranco as Lara[3]
- Terele Pávez as Dolores[3]
- Ruth Gabriel as Julia[3]
- Ángel de Andrés López as Lázaro[3]
- Gustavo Salmerón as Víctor[3]
- Ángel de Andrés López as Lázaro[5]
- Luisa Gavasa as Luisa[6]
- Simón Andreu as Simón[6]
Home media
editIn 2021, a 2K restoration of the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by the Cult Epics label.[7]
References
edit- ^ Pedraza 2007, p. 104.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos, ed. (2005). Cine fantástico y de terror español, 1984–2004. p. 168. ISBN 84-89668-54-X. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ a b c d e f Pedraza 2007, p. 105.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (19 October 1997). "El festival de cine de Sitges se clausura con unos premios polémicos". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 425. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- ^ "99.9". Cult Epics. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Pedraza, Pilar (2007). Agustí Villaronga (in Spanish). Ediciones Akal. ISBN 978-8446025146.