Rough Winds (Spanish: Los aires difíciles) is a 2006 Spanish melodrama film directed by Gerardo Herrero adapting the novel Los aires difíciles by Almudena Grandes. It features José Luis García Pérez, Cuca Escribano and Carmen Elías.
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| Spanish | Los aires difíciles |
| Directed by | Gerardo Herrero |
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| Based on | Los aires difíciles by Almudena Grandes |
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| Cinematography | Alfredo F. Mayo |
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| Music by | Lucio Godoy |
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| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editAfter surviving a shipwreck, Juan Olmedo seeks solace and redress together with his brother Alfonso (a mentally handicapped person) and his niece Tamara in an Andalusian village in the Atlantic coast of the province of Cádiz, seeking to overcome the death of Charo (Juan's child love, wife of his brother Damián, and Juan's lover) in a traffic collision. He develops a bond and sexual relationship with the maid, the lively Maribel, while Panrico (Maribel's former partner) and Sara (Juan's neighbor and Maribel's friend) stay aloof.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
edit- José Luis García Pérez as Juan[1]
- Cuca Escribano as Maribel[1]
- Carmen Elías as Sara[5]
- Roberto Enríquez as Damián[4]
- Antonio Dechent as Panrico[1]
- Andrés Gertrúdix as Alfonso[1]
- Pilar Castro as Charo[1]
- Alberto Jiménez[1]
- Natalia Sánchez as Charo (child)[1]
Production
editAn adaptation of the novel Los vientos difíciles by Almudena Grandes, the screenplay was penned by Ángeles González-Sinde and Alberto Macías.[6] The film is a Tornasol Films, Continental Producciones and Maestranza Films production.[7] Shooting locations included Zahara de los Atunes, Barbate and Madrid.[8][5]
Release
editThe film was presented at the 9th Málaga Film Festival, screened as part of the festival's main competition.[9] Distributed by Alta Classics,[1] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.[10]
Reception
editFernando Méndez-Leite of Fotogramas scored a 4 out 5 stars rating, underscoring Rough Winds to be a film "for fans of character-driven and sentimental films", drawing out the design and the performance by Carmen Elías as the best thing about the film.[10]
Jonathan Holland of Variety presented the film as "skillfully-handled but—given its subject—passionless drama", dragged by a "bland" performance by José Luis García Pérez, otherwise highlighting Cuca Escribano's as the standout performance.[1]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2006 | 9th Málaga Film Festival | Golden Biznaga for Best Film | Won | [11] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Holland, Jonathan (11 April 2006). "Rough Winds". Variety.
- ^ Grande-López 2018, p. 276.
- ^ "El realizador Gerardo Herrero lleva al cine 'Los aires difíciles' de Almudena Grandes". El País. 18 March 2006.
- ^ a b Marinero, Ismael (22 March 2006). "Los aires difíciles". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ^ a b Aguilar, Isabel (22 July 2005). "Viento a favor en el rodaje de «Los aires difíciles»". abcplay.
- ^ Malpartida Tirado, Rafael (2021). "Catálogo de adaptaciones en el nuevo milenio: literatura y cine españoles (2001-2020)". Trasvases entre la Literatura y el Cine (3). Málaga: UMA Editorial: 269. doi:10.24310/Trasvasestlc.vi3.13585. ISSN 2695-639X.
- ^ Pinto, Vitor (27 March 2006). "Los aires difíciles triunfa en Málaga". Cineuropa.
- ^ Grande-López, Víctor (2018). "El cine made in Cádiz es un gran invento". Periférica Internacional (19). Cádiz: Editorial UCA: 276. doi:10.25267/Periferica.2018.i19.27.
- ^ "Herrero se adentra en el mundo de Almudena Grandes". El Periódico de Aragón. 19 March 2006.
- ^ a b Méndez-Leite, Fernando (29 May 2008). "Los aires difíciles". Fotogramas.
- ^ "'Los aires difíciles', de Gerardo Herrero, consigue la Biznaga de Oro del Festival de Málaga". El Mundo. 25 March 2006.
External links
editRough Winds at IMDb