The Color of the Clouds
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| Spanish | El color de las nubes |
| Directed by | Mario Camus |
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| Based on | a story by Mario Camus |
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| Cinematography | Jaume Peracaula |
| Edited by | José M. Biurrun |
| Music by | Sebastián Mariné |
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| Distributed by | Lauren Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Color of the Clouds (Spanish: El color de las nubes) is a 1997 Spanish drama film directed by Mario Camus which stars Julia Gutiérrez Caba, Ana Duato, Antonio Valero, and José María Doménech.
Plot[edit]
The plot revolves around a house in a Cantabrian village owned by Doña Lola, from which a series of intertwined subplots spawn. Lola and her niece Clementina agree on hosting a Bosnian refugee child (sabotaged by impostor kid Bartolomé), an old fisherman and Lola's friend (Colo) finds a drug cache nearby, the former house owner's son tries to evict Lola, and Clementina develops a romance with a lawyer (Valerio).
Cast[edit]
- Julia Gutiérrez Caba as Lola[1]
- Ana Duato as Clementina[2]
- Antonio Valero as Valerio[2]
- José María Domenéch as Colo[2]
- Simón Andreu as Quiroga[2]
- Pedro Barrejón as Bartolomé[2]
- Adis Suljic as Mirsad[2]
- Ramón Langa as Mateo[2]
- Manuel Zarzo as Pedro[2]
- Fernando Valverde as José María[2]
- Blanca Portillo[3]
Production[edit]
The film was produced by Urbana Films alongside Sogepaq.[4] It was shot in Cantabria.[5]
Release[edit]
Selected in the 45th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection, the film premiered in September 1997.[6][4] Distributed by Lauren Films,[4] it was theatrically released in Spain on 3 October 1997.[2]
Reception[edit]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be Camus' best for some years, "a complex but uncomplicated, lyrical but hard-edged adventure-cum-mood piece, with the kind of luminous maturity and compassion to seduce offshore arthouse auds".[4]
Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País considered that Camus manages to "firmly hold on a fairly complex but fragile storyline", with the result of a "noble and solid Spanish film".[6]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1998 | 12th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Julia Gutiérrez Caba | Nominated | [3] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Antonio Valero | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Blanca Portillo | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Jaume Peracaula | Won | |||
| Best Editing | José María Biurrun | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Antonio Cortés | Nominated |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 83. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 83.
- ^ a b "El color de las nubes". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Holland, Jonathan (12 October 1997). "The Color of the Clouds". Variety.
- ^ "Guía 'Turismo de Cine en Cantabria', en la Filmoteca, viernes 23 de abril". Cantabria. 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b Fernández-Santos, Ángel (24 September 1997). "Mario Camus sostiene con cimientos de hierro un frágil castillo argumental de naipes".