Asfalto
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| Directed by | Daniel Calparsoro |
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| Produced by | José María Lara |
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| Cinematography | Josep M. Civit |
| Edited by | Julia Juániz |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
Asfalto (English: Asphalt) is a 2000 Spanish-French drama film directed by Daniel Calparsoro. It stars Najwa Nimri, Juan Diego Botto, and Gustavo Salmerón.
Plot
Set in Madrid,[1] the plot tracks the romantic triangle between Lucía, Chino, and Charly.[2]
Cast
- Najwa Nimri as Lucía[3]
- Juan Diego Botto as Charly[3]
- Gustavo Salmerón as Chino[3]
- Alfredo Villa as Antonio[3]
- Antonia San Juan as Clarita[3]
- Roger Ibáñez as Luis[3]
- Javier Nogueiras as Paco[3]
- Rubén Ochandiano as Miguel[3]
- Jeff Bigot as Franzose[3]
- Carla Calparsoro as Mamen[3]
Production
Asfalto is Calparsoro's fourth feature and his fourth and last to star his then wife, the actress Najwa Nimri.[4] The couple divorced in 2000.
Nominations
Asfalto was nominated at the Goya Awards for the Best Original Score.[5]
Legacy
Asfalto was part of the program Historia de nuestro cine in 2019.[6]
The film is noted for being rooted in the Basque heritage of its director[7] and, according to The A to Z of Spanish Cinema, was for him a "return to marginal backgrounds and wild urban landscapes".[8]
See also
References
- ^ Davies, Ann (2009). Daniel Calparsoro. Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7190-7364-9.
- ^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (26 January 2000). "Daniel Calparsoro estrena 'Asfalto', su película "más luminosa y normal"". El País.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Asfalto" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "'Asfalto', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Asfalto » Premios Goya 2023". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ RTVE, PRENSA (2019-12-12). "'Asfalto' y 'El juego de la verdad': semana de coproducciones europeas en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Stone, Rob; Rodriguez, Maria Pilar (2015-09-29). Basque Cinema: A Cultural and Political History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-769-5.
- ^ "Return", Between Urban and Wild, University of Iowa Press, pp. 161–174, doi:10.2307/j.ctt20q2226.21, retrieved 2023-10-06
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