Oviedo Express
| Oviedo Express | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gonzalo Suárez |
| Written by | Gonzalo Suárez |
| Produced by | Juan Gona |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
| Edited by | Celia Cervero |
| Music by | Carles Cases |
Production company | Gona Cine y Televisión |
Release date |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Oviedo Express is a 2007 Spanish comedy-drama film directed and written by Gonzalo Suárez. It stars Carmelo Gómez, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Maribel Verdú, Najwa Nimri, Jorge Sanz, Bárbara Goenaga and Alberto Jiménez.
Plot
The plot was reportedly inspired on Stefan Zweig's Fear, although barely anything of the work (the nexus with the intrigue if at all) is identifiable in the film.[1][2] A troupe of thespians moves to Oviedo to stage a play based on La Regenta. Mariola Mayo is the leading actress performing the stage role of La Regenta/Ana Ozores.[3] The Mayor of Oviedo has an affair with journalist Bárbara Ruiz.[4][5] Emma (a nod to Madame Bovary's character), the scorned spouse of the Mayor of Oviedo and a young scholar preparing a PhD dissertation on La Regenta, portrays a sort of Regenta-like in-fiction character.[5] Emma has sexual intercourse with Benjamín Olmo, the leading actor of the play.[6][1]
Cast
- Carmelo Gómez as Benjamín Olmo[7]
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Mariola Mayo[8]
- Maribel Verdú as Mina[5]
- Najwa Nimri as Bárbara Ruiz[5]
- Jorge Sanz as Álvaro Mesía[5]
- Bárbara Goenaga as Emma[5]
- Alberto Jiménez as Ernesto de Villamarín,[5] the Mayor
- Silvia Marty[9]
- Víctor Clavijo[9]
- Carmen Ruiz-Tilve[10]
Production
The project was originally titled Érase una vez Oviedo.[10] The film was shot in Oviedo in 2006.[10]
Release
The film was theatrically released in Spain on 31 October 2007.[11]
Reception
Alberto Bermejo of El Mundo rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "above many other things, 'Oviedo Express' is very funny, even though it is much more than a comedy", with additional superimposed layers of farce, vaudeville, melodrama, and caricature, also featuring a cast of actors taking risks "in unusual registers" delivering the elaborated and "highly personal" dialogues of Gonzalo Suárez.[12]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a typically eccentric dramedy" and (so much) "over-the-top", featuring a "bunch of fine Spanish actors overacting for all they're worth".[4]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22nd Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Gonzalo Suárez | Nominated | [13] |
| Best New Actress | Bárbara Goenaga | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Supervision | Teresa Cepeda | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Carlos Suárez | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Carles Cases | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Wolfang Burmann | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Lourdes Briones, Fermín Galán | Nominated | |||
| 17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Jorge Sanz | Nominated | [14][15] |
See also
References
- ^ a b Melloni, Alessandra. "La Regenta: circuitos intersemióticos" (PDF). p. 37 – via Centro Virtual Cervantes.
- ^ Pérez, Marta (28 October 2017). "El director se venga de «La Regenta» con el personaje de Aitana Sánchez-Gijón". La Nueva España.
- ^ Nogueira Soto 2018, p. 304.
- ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (3 December 2007). "Oviedo Express". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e f g Nogueira Soto 2018, p. 305.
- ^ Nogueira Soto 2018, p. 310.
- ^ Nogueira Soto 2018, p. 308.
- ^ Nogueira Soto 2018, p. 311.
- ^ a b "La película Oviedo Express, seleccionada para el Festival Español de Cine de Nantes". 20minutos.es. 28 February 2008.
- ^ a b c Neira, Susana (1 August 2016). "El rodaje de 'Oviedo Express' en una «ciudad de cine»". El Comercio.
- ^ "«Oviedo Express» arrasa en grandes ciudades". La Nueva España. 8 November 2007.
- ^ Bermejo, Alberto (6 November 2007). "Fabular y actuar o viceversa". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ^ "Oviedo Express". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "'Las 13 rosas' y las series TVE, favoritas en los premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 18 January 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "La saga Bardem triunfa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Bibliography
- Nogueira Otero, Xosé (2018). "Oviedo Express, de Gonzalo Suárez: el género degenerado (una vez más)". Quintana (17). Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. doi:10.15304/qui.17.5181.
External links
- Oviedo Express at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol
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