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Tapas (film)

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Tapas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • José Corbacho
  • Juan Cruz
Produced by
  • Luisa Matienzo
  • Julio Fernández
Starring
CinematographyGuillermo Granillo
Edited byDavid Gallart
Music byPablo Sala
Production
companies
Release dates
  • 23 April 2005 (2005-04-23) (Málaga)
  • 13 May 2005 (2005-05-13) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
  • Mexico
LanguageSpanish

Tapas is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz.

Plot

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The film centers on a Spanish tapas bar and the love lives of the loosely interconnected people in the neighborhood surrounding the bar. The pairs of lovers include a middle aged woman and a young man; an elderly, drug dealing woman and her terminally ill husband in poor health; the tapas bar owner and his estranged wife; and two Chinese immigrants.

Cast

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Production

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A Spanish-Argentine-Mexican co-production,[8] the film was produced by Castelao Productions and Tusitala PC.[9] Shooting locations included the Santa Eulália neighborhood [es] in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.[1]

Release

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Tapas was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2005.[10] It was theatrically released in Spain on 13 May 2005.[11]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2005 8th Málaga Film Festival Golden Biznaga Won [12]
Best Actress Elvira Mínguez Won
Audience Award Won
2006 20th Goya Awards Best New Director José Corbacho, Juan Cruz Won [13]
Best Supporting Actress Elvira Mínguez Won
15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Elvira Mínguez Won [14]
1st Sur Awards Best Supporting Actor Eduardo de Mendoza Nominated [15][16]
2007 55th Silver Condor Awards Best Ibero-American Film Nominated [17][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "'Tapas', con Ángel de Andrés y María Galiana: sinopsis, actores y tráiler". La Vanguardia. 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ Checa Godoy 2016, p. 54.
  3. ^ Checa Godoy 2016, p. 69.
  4. ^ a b Cendros, Teresa (13 May 2005). "Corbacho y Cruz tejen cinco historias de amor y soledad". El País.
  5. ^ Checa Godoy, Antonio (2016). "51 La España cotidiana de José Corbacho. De Tapas a Pelotas". In Guarinos, Virginia (ed.). Apuntes de Cine: Homenaje a Rafael Utrera. Madrid: Delta, Publicaciones. p. 54. ISBN 978-84-16383-08-5.
  6. ^ "Recomendados de cine". La Nación. 4 March 2006.
  7. ^ "Tapas". Barcelona Film Commission | Catalunya Film Commission. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Producción, coproducción e intercambio de cine entre España, América Latina y el Caribe" (PDF). Fundación Carolina. 2014. p. 55.
  9. ^ Rosales, Raúl (30 April 2005). "Biznaga de Oro para Tapas". Espinof.
  10. ^ "´Heroína´ ofrece el drama de las madres gallegas contra la droga". El Periódico de Aragón. 24 April 2005.
  11. ^ Fernández, Fausto (29 May 2008). "Tapas". Fotogramas.
  12. ^ Martín-Arroyo, Javier (1 May 2005). "'Tapas', del dúo Corbacho y Cruz, triunfa en Málaga". El País.
  13. ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 279, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
  14. ^ "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine". El País. 30 May 2006.
  15. ^ Fernández Sánchez, Hugo (28 October 2006). "Sur, el premio del Cine Argentino". Minuto Uno.
  16. ^ "El filme "Las manos" arrasó en la entrega de los Premios Sur". Clarín. 12 December 2006.
  17. ^ "Se vienen los Cóndor de Plata 2007". Minuto Uno. 27 June 2007.
  18. ^ ""Crónica de una fuga" y "Derecho de familia" se quedan con los principales premios Cóndor de Plata 2006". LatamCinema. 3 July 2007.
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