Fotos (film)
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'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.