| 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, the plot tracks the romantic triangle between Lucía, Chino, and Charly.
Cast
- Najwa Nimri as Lucía
- Juan Diego Botto as Charly
- Gustavo Salmerón as Chino
- Alfredo Villa as Antonio
- Antonia San Juan as Clarita
- Roger Ibáñez [es] as Luis
- Javier Nogueiras as Paco
- Rubén Ochandiano as Miguel
- Jeff Bigot as Franzose
- Carla Calparsoro as Mamen
Production
Asfalto is Calparsoro's fourth feature and his fourth and last to star his then wife, the actress Najwa Nimri. The couple divorced in 2000.
Nominations
Asfalto was nominated at the Goya Awards for the Best Original Score.
Legacy
Asfalto was part of the program Historia de nuestro cine [es] in 2019.
The film is noted for being rooted in the Basque heritage of its director and, according to The A to Z of Spanish Cinema, was for him a "return to marginal backgrounds and wild urban landscapes".
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.
- ^ "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
External links
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