Fotos (film)
| Fotos | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Elio Quiroga |
| Written by | Elio Quiroga |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Ángel Luis Fernández. |
| Edited by | Juan Carlos R. Arroyo |
| Music by | Carles Casas |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
Release dates |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Fotos is a 1996 Spanish surreal melodrama film written and directed by Elio Quiroga (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Gustavo Salmerón, Mercedes Ortega, and Miky Molina.
Plot
The plot follows the mishaps of sexually-repressed and virgin young woman Azucena who breaks up with her boyfriend and is sexually attacked by plastic artist César. Guided by a Virgin apparition, she takes refuge in a club, where she falls for well-off transvestite stripper Narciso.[1][2]
Cast
- Gustavo Salmerón as Narciso[2]
- Mercedes Ortega as Azucena[2]
- Miky Molina as Jacinto[2]
- Diana Peñalver as Paqui[2]
- Myriam de Maeztu as Virgen[2]
- Miguel Alonso as César[2]
- Carmelo Alcántara as Gabriel[2]
- Amparo Muñoz as Rosa[2]
- Simón Andreu as Joaquín[2]
- María Asquerino as madre de Azucena[2]
Production
Fotos is a Plot Films and Comunicación Integral production, and it had the collaboration of Sogedasa.[2] Shooting locations included Jávea[3] and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[4] The film was scored by Carles Casas, edited by Juan Carlos R. Arroyo, and lensed by Ángel Luis Fernández.[5]
Release
The film was presented at the 29th Sitges Film Festival in October 1996.[6] Distributed by Filmax,[7] it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 November 1996.[2] It has attained cult status.[8]
Reception
Casimiro Torreiro of El País described the film as "a truly spectacular cross between passionate soap opera, homosexual and ghostly iconography, and surreal religious provocation".[6]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1996 |
29th Sitges Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| Jury Special Prize | Won | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "'Fotos', la ópera prima de Elio Quiroga, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 12 April 2018.
- ^ a b Mora, Mira & García Escrivá 2016, p. 63.
- ^ "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria estrena una ruta turística dedicada a los grandes rodajes de cine en la ciudad". Canarias Ahora. 13 November 2017 – via eldiario.es.
- ^ Comas, Àngel (2003). Diccionari de llargmetratges: el cinema a Catalunnya després del franquisme. Valls: Cossetània Edicions. p. 108. ISBN 84-96035-96-4.
- ^ a b Torreiro, Casimiro (9 October 1996). "'Fotos', un culebrón fantástico de Helio Quiroga, primer gran éxito del Festival de Sitges". El País.
- ^ "Nick Igea rueda en Mallorca 'Un paseo por el Borne', cuyo guion coescribe con Elio Quiroga". Canarias7. 14 January 2023.
- ^ Fernández, Fausto; Aller, María (4 March 2021). "Cuando los Goya se vuelven olvidadizos". Fotogramas.
- Bibliography
- Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- Mora, Kiko; Mira, Enric; García Escrivá, Vicente (2016). "Las últimas tres décadas de cine rodado en Alicante (1985-2014)". Alicante se rueda (1902-2014) (PDF). Alicante: Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert; Museo de la Universidad de Alicante. pp. 59–68. ISBN 978-84-7784-712-0.