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.
Plot
The 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
- 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
The 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
Cold 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
Nuria 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
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- ^ 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.
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