The Goalkeeper (Spanish: El portero)[1] is a 2000 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Suárez which stars Carmelo Gómez as the title character alongside Maribel Verdú and Antonio Resines.
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| Spanish | El portero |
| Directed by | Gonzalo Suárez |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | an original story by Manuel Hidalgo |
| Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
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| Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
| Edited by | Juan Carlos Arroyo |
| Music by | Carles Cases |
Production company | Lolafilms |
| Distributed by | Lolafilms Distribución |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot follows the mishaps of Ramiro Forteza, a goalie arriving to an Asturian village in 1948, coming to acquaint both with the Guardia Civil and the Maquis.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Carmelo Gómez as Ramiro Forteza[4]
- Maribel Verdú as Manuela[5]
- Antonio Resines as Sargento Andrade[5]
- Roberto Álvarez as Don Constantino[5]
- Elvira Mínguez as Úrsula[5]
- Eduard Fernández as Nardo[5]
- Abel Vitón as Médico[5]
- Julio Vélez as López[5]
- Adrián Ramírez as Tito[5]
- Andoni Gracia as Emilio[5]
Production
editThe screenplay was penned by Gonzalo Suárez alongside Manuel Hidalgo, based on an original story by Hidalgo.[6]
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The film was produced by Andrés Vicente Gómez's Lolafilms, and it had the participation of TVE and Vía Digital.[6] Set to start filming, Suárez announced his film to be primarily a western ("although it will also have that perverse mix of genres that I like so much").[7] It was shot around Llanes, Asturias, including the beaches of Toró, Barru and Borizu.[8]
Release
editDistributed by Lolafilms Distribución,[6] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 8 September 2000.[5]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "an accomplished, surprisingly low-key historical piece", with "a strong, high-profile cast of solid pros" breathing "convincing life into a delicate, resonant and surprisingly contemporary little parable", otherwise with the director's "tendency toward the histrionic" being "kept under control".[6]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2001 | 15th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Carmelo Gómez | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Manuel Hidalgo, Gonzalo Suárez | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.
- ^ "'El portero', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 20 June 2018.
- ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 53.
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 152. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 52.
- ^ a b c d Holland, Jonathan (16 October 2000). "The Goalkeeper". Variety.
- ^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (14 September 1999). "Gonzalo Suárez inicia el rodaje de "El portero", un "western" con el fútbol y la posguerra de fondo". El País.
- ^ Puga, Jessica M. (2 March 2018). "Un gran plató de nombre Asturias". El Comercio. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 283, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8