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| Spanish | La mirada violeta |
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| Based on | an original story by by Daniela Fejerman, Inés París, and Cayetana Guillén Cuervo |
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| Cinematography | Aitor Mantxola |
| Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Tristar Films de España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
La mirada violeta is a 2004 Spanish film directed by Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz which stars Cayetana Guillén Cuervo.
Plot
[edit]The plot follows the plight of Violeta, torn between a stable relationship with Ari and an active and varied sexual life.
Cast
[edit]- Cayetana Guillén Cuervo as Violeta[1]
- Roberto Enríquez as Iván[1]
- Isabel Ordaz as Berta[2]
- Julieta Serrano as Violeta's mother[3]
- Asier Etxeandia as Sergio[1]
- Aida Folch as Sofía[1]
- Nilo Mur as Andrés[1]
- Luis Hostalot[4]
- Alberto Jiménez as Ari[2]
- Adrià Collado[4]
- Chisco Amado as Raúl[1]
- Mariví Bilbao[4]
- Gemma Cuervo[4]
Production
[edit]The screenplay was penned by the helmers Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz,[1] rewriting an early draft by Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Daniela Fejerman, and Inés París.[5] The film is Mundo Ficción and Violeta Films production.[1] It was shot in Madrid in the Summer of 2003.[5] It boasted a €1.3 million budget.[5]
Release
[edit]The film opened the 7th Málaga Film Festival on 23 April 2004.[2] Distributed by Columbia TriStar Spain,[1] it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 2004.[6]
Reception
[edit]Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that "the overlong, dialogue-heavy pic remains monotone, with Guillen struggling but failing to make her charmless anti-heroine appealing".[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2004). "The Violet Look". Variety.
- ^ a b c Viúdez, Juana (24 April 2004). "'La mirada violeta' aborda las exigencias sociales de la treintena". El País.
- ^ "Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, una mujer infiel en 'La mirada Violeta'". El Mundo. 29 April 2004.
- ^ a b c d "La mirada violeta". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Pando, Juan (23 April 2004). "La coleccionista de hombres". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ^ "La mirada violeta". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.