Voices in the Night (Spanish: Las voces de la noche) is a 2003 Spanish-Italian romantic drama film written and directed by Salvador García Ruiz based on the 1963 novel Voices in the Evening by Natalia Ginzburg. Ruiz relocates the setting from an Italian village to a Spanish one, but keeps the setting in the 1950s.[1][2] The main roles are played by Laia Marull, Tristán Ulloa, and Vicky Peña.
Cast
- Tristán Ulloa as Jorge[3]
- Laia Marull as Elisa[3]
- Vicky Peña[4]
- Paloma Paso Jardiel[4]
- Ana Wagener[3]
- Ramón Madaula[4]
- Emma Vilarasau[4]
- Malena Alterio[3]
- Juli Mira[3]
- Pepa Zaragoza[3]
- Pere Arquillué as Pepe[3]
- Guillermo Toledo[5]
- Álvaro de Luna[3]
Production
A Spanish-Italian co-production by DeAPlaneta, Esicma, and Mikado, the film also had the participation of Antena 3, Canal+, and TVC.[3] Shooting locations included the province of Girona.[6]
Release
The film screened at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2003.[7] Distributed by Columbia TriStar,[3] it was theatrically released in Spain on 27 February 2004.[8]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to "a well-dressed, if over-earnest, romancer", "otherwise solidly built, well-played".[3]
Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the performance by Marull as the best thing about the film.[8]
Casimiro Torreiro of El País deemed Voices in the Night to be a "glossy, evocative and rigorous provincial drama".[4]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19th Goya Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Salvador García Ruiz | Nominated | [9] |
See also
References
- ^ Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano -Directory of World Cinema: Spain 1841504637 2011 - Page 83 - Salvador García Ruiz carries out the adaptation of Natalia Ginzburg's novel Las voces de la noche, moving the action from an Italian village to a Spanish one, recreating its provincial environment. In appearance it is a simple love story..."
- ^ Ronald Schwartz - Great Spanish Films Since 1950 -2008 Page xlv 1461696615 2004 Las voces de la noche (Voices in the Night) by Salvador García Ruiz
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Holland, Jonathan (2 March 2004). "Voices in the Night". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e Torreiro, Casimiro (27 February 2004). "Vidas de provincia". El País.
- ^ Andaluz, Cándida (14 November 2003). ""Las voces de la noche" clausura la octava edición del certamen". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ Gómez, Sergio (11 April 2018). "¿Sabes qué películas se rodaron en Girona?". Crónica Global – via El Español.
- ^ Fernández-Santos, Ángel (30 October 2003). "Vivo, brutal, estremecedor retrato del rostro oculto de una niña afgana". El País.
- ^ a b Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Las voces de la noche". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Las voces de la noche". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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