The Hours of the Day
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| Spanish | Las horas del día |
| Directed by | Jaime Rosales |
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| Cinematography | Óscar Durán |
| Edited by | Nino Martínez |
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| Distributed by | Nirvana Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Hours of the Day (Spanish: Las horas del día) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime Rosales (in his feature film debut) from a screenplay by Rosales and Enric Rufas which stars Alex Brendemühl.
Plot[edit]
The plot follows the daily life of a killer living with his mother in El Prat de Llobregat.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Alex Brendemühl as Abel[2]
- Àgata Roca as Tere[3]
- María Antonia Martínez as madre de Abel[4]
- Vicente Romero as Marcos[3]
- Pape Monsoriu as Trini[3]
- Irene Belza as Carmen[3]
- Anna Sahun as María[3]
- Isabel Rocatti as taxista[5]
- Armando Aguirre as señor mayor[4]
Production[edit]
The film is a Fresdeval Films and In Vitro Films production.[6] Shooting locations included El Prat de Llobregat.[7]
Release[edit]
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight independent section of the 56th Cannes Film Festival's in May 2003.[7] Distributed by Nirvana Films,[8] it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2003, grossing €191,967 (38,821 admissions).[9]
Reception[edit]
Lisa Nesselson of Variety assessed that the film "boasts a crisp sense of observation in the service of a story many will judge aimless".[10]
Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that instead of "good" and "bad" characters, intrigue or investigation or psychology and explanations, "there is a good dose of pure cinema" within.[11]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2004 | 18th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Jaime Rosales, Enric Rufas | Nominated | [12] |
| Best New Director | Jaime Rosales | Nominated |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Las horas del día". Barcelona Film Commission | Catalunya Film Commission. Ajuntament de Barcelona. Institut de Cultura. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Martín, Rebeca (2018). "Las horas del día (The Hours of the Day) (2003)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 202. ISBN 9781442271333.
- ^ a b c d e Martín 2018, p. 202.
- ^ a b Bellón Aguilera 2010, p. 72.
- ^ Marimón, Joan (2018). Muertes creativas en el cine. Barcelona: Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona. p. 469. ISBN 978-84-9168-117-5.
- ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 243.
- ^ a b Boquerini (20 May 2003). ""Las horas del día", de Jaime Rosales, fue lo mas interesante de ayer en Cannes". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ Bellón Aguilera, José Luis (2010). "Las horas del día, de Jaime Rosales: un psycho-thriller made in Spain" (PDF). Studia Romanistica. 10 (1): 72.
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones AKAL. p. 243. ISBN 84-460-2414-4.
- ^ Nesselson, Lisa (19 May 2003). "The Hours of the Day". Variety.
- ^ Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Las horas del día". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Las horas del día". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 10 August 2022.