Asfalto

Asfalto
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Calparsoro
Screenplay by
  • Daniel Calparsoro
  • Santiago Tabernero
  • Frank Palacios
Produced byJosé María Lara
Starring
CinematographyJosep M. Civit
Edited byJulia Juániz
Music by
Release date
  • 4 February 2000 (2000-02-04)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish

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

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Set in Madrid,[1] the plot tracks the romantic triangle between Lucía, Chino, and Charly.[2]

Cast

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Production

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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

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Asfalto was nominated at the Goya Awards for the Best Original Score.[5]

Legacy

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Asfalto was part of the program Historia de nuestro cine [es] 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

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References

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  1. ^ Davies, Ann (2009). Daniel Calparsoro. Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7190-7364-9.
  2. ^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (26 January 2000). "Daniel Calparsoro estrena 'Asfalto', su película "más luminosa y normal"". El País.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Asfalto" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "'Asfalto', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  5. ^ "Asfalto » Premios Goya 2023". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Stone, Rob; Rodriguez, Maria Pilar (2015-09-29). Basque Cinema: A Cultural and Political History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-769-5.
  8. ^ "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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