Cold Winter Sun[1] (Spanish: Frío sol de invierno) is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed and written by Pablo Malo which stars Unax Ugalde and Marisa Paredes alongside Javier Pereira, Marta Etura, Raquel Pérez, and Andrés Gertrúdix.
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| Spanish | Frío sol de invierno |
| Directed by | Pablo Malo |
| Written by | Pablo Malo |
| Produced by | Luis Goya |
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| Cinematography | Pablo Rosso |
| Edited by | Antonio Pérez Reina |
| Music by | Aitor Amezaga |
Production company | Zine 1 |
| Distributed by | Nirvana Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe fiction is set in an unidentified city.[2] Upon leaving a psychiatric hospital, Adrián (a young man from a well-off family) feels betrayed by his father, who has left the city, leaving his son the family house. He crosses paths with Gonzalo, an outcast who has a complicated relationship with his mother Raquel, a hooker.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Unax Ugalde as Adrián[5]
- Marisa Paredes as Raquel[5]
- Javier Pereira as Gonzalo[5]
- Marta Etura as Mimo[5]
- Andrés Gertrudix as Primo[5]
- Raquel Pérez as Carmen[5]
- Iñake Irastorza as Amelia[5]
- Jorge Carrero as Abogado[5]
- José Manuel Cervino as Chatarrero[5]
- María Jesús Valdés[6]
Production
editThe screenplay was penned by Pablo Malo.[2] The film was produced by Luis Goya (Zine 1).[7] It boasted a budget of around €1.2 million.[2] It was shot in October 2003 in the surroundings of San Sebastián, with some footage shot in Lisbon.[2]
Release
editCold Winter Sun premiered at the 52nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2004.[8] It also screened at the Viña del Mar International Film Festival, 4th 'EuropFilm' Mallorca Film Festival and the 5th Tudela Debut Film Festival.[7][9][10] Distributed by Nirvana, it was theatrically released in Spain on 12 November 2004.[5][11]
Reception
editNuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 of 5 stars deeming it to be a "cold film", "in which the characters live in an absolute loneliness made of strange relationships between each other that gradually unravel".[12]
Casimiro Torreiro of El País described Cold Winter Sun as a crime film displaying "a thick tone and a considerably gloomy look", hampered by the overaccumulation of edgy elements which thereby compromise the verisimilitude of a debut film otherwise promising vis-à-vis its making and the direction of actors.[13]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2005 | 19th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Pablo Malo | Won | [14][6] |
| Best Editing | Antonio Pérez Reina | Nominated | |||
| 14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Marta Etura | Nominated | [15][16] | |
| Raquel Pérez | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hopewell, John; Holland, Jonathan (13 August 2004). "Fest names New Director line-up". Variety.
- ^ a b c d "Pablo Malo debuta con la película 'Frío Sol de Invierno' con Marisa Paredes y Unax Ugalde como protagonistas". Europa Press. 10 November 2004.
- ^ "El viernes se estrena "Frío sol de inverno", con Marisa Paredes y Unax Ugalde". La Voz de Galicia. 9 November 2004.
- ^ Pernas, José Ignacio. "Los fantasmas interiores". Centro Virtual Cervantes. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Frío sol de invierno". elmundo.es. January 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Frío sol de invierno". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b "La película "Frío de invierno", ópera prima del donostiarra Pablo Malo, gana tres premios en el festival de Viña del Mar". Euskalkultura. 20 October 2005.
- ^ Silió, Elisa (12 November 2004). "Pablo Malo retrata a gente sola y herida en 'Frío sol de invierno'". El País.
- ^ ""Frío sol de invierno", de Pablo Malo, abre el Festival de Cine de Mallorca Europfilm". Última Hora. 6 November 2004.
- ^ "El filme 'Frío sol de invierno' gana el Festival Ópera Prima de Tudela". El País. 9 November 2004.
- ^ Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2006). "La cultura cinematográfica en la prensa escrita Un estudio de la información, crítica y publicidad de estrenos en el diario El País" (PDF). Ámbitos (15). Seville: Universidad de Sevilla: 252. doi:10.12795/Ambitos.2006.i15.12. ISSN 1139-1979.
- ^ Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Frío sol de invierno". Fotogramas.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (12 November 2004). "Pecar por exceso". El País.
- ^ "'Sea' swamps Goya noms". Variety. 14 December 2004.
- ^ "El Congreso premiado por la unión de actores por aprobar la ley contra la violencia de género". Fanzine Digital. 16 June 2005.
- ^ "'Aquí no hay quien viva', 'Mar adentro' y 'Yo Claudio' vencen en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 21 June 2005.