Crossing the Border (film)

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Crossing the Border
SpanishUn franco, 14 pesetas
Directed byCarlos Iglesias
Screenplay by
  • Carlos Iglesias
  • Central de Guiones
Produced by
  • José Manuel Lorenzo
  • Eduardo Campoy
Starring
CinematographyTote Trenas
Edited byLuisma del Valle
Music byMario de Benito
Production
companies
  • Drive Cine
  • Adivina Producciones
Distributed byAlta Classics
Release dates
  • 19 March 2006 (2006-03-19) (Málaga)
  • 5 May 2006 (2006-05-05) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Crossing the Border, also known as Crossing Borders (Spanish: Un franco, 14 pesetas; lit. 'One

Javier Gutiérrez, Nieve de Medina and Isabel Blanco [es
].

Plot

Set in the 1960s, the plot concerns the

economic migration of two Spaniards from Spain to Switzerland
.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Carlos Iglesias with the collaboration of 'Central de Guiones'.[1] The film was produced by Drive Cine and Adivina Producciones,[2] with the participation of TVE.[1]

Release

The film screened at the 9th Málaga Film Festival's main competition in March 2006.[3] Distributed by Alta Classics,[1] it was theatrically released in Spain on 5 May 2006.[4]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety wrote that "combining gentle comedy, social crit and sentimentality into an enjoyable and surprisingly spiky whole", the film "is a traditional heartwarmer with enough contempo edge to keep it from looking merely old-fashioned", also noting the "exuberant" performances.[1]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing that while it is a tad too tearjerking, yet it is also effective and honest, also pointing out "at its unusual narrative solidity and a superb technical craft".[5]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2007 62nd CEC Medals Best Film Nominated [6]
Best Original Screenplay Carlos Iglesias Nominated
21st Goya Awards Best New Director Carlos Iglesias Nominated [7]
5th Mestre Mateo Awards Best Film Won [8][9]
Best Director Carlos Iglesias Won
Best Actor Carlos Iglesias Nominated
Best Actress Isabel Blanco Won
Nieve de Medina Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Miguel de Lira Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Feli Manzano Nominated
Best Screenplay Carlos Iglesias Won
Best Score Mario de Benito Nominated
Best Cinematography Tote Trenas Nominated
Best Editing Luisma del Valle Nominated
Best Production Supervision Jesús Alonso Won
Best Art Direction Enrique Fayanás Nominated
Best Makeup and Haistyles Óscar Aramburo, Sara Márquez Won
Best Costume Design José María de Cossío, Puy Uche Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Holland, Jonathan (13 April 2006). "Crossing the Border". Variety.
  2. ^ Estévez, José Luis (23 February 2007). "'Un franco, 14 pesetas', favorita en los Mestre Mateo". El País.
  3. ^ "Málaga vuelve al pasado con 'El triunfo', de Mireia Ros, y 'Un franco, 14 pesetas', de Carlos Iglesias". El Mundo. 19 March 2006.
  4. Swissinfo.ch
    . 26 August 2006.
  5. ^ Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Un franco, 14 pesetas".
  6. ^ "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2006". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ Villacastín, Rosa (2 November 2019). "Carlos Iglesias: "Mi mujer es maravillosa"". Diez Minutos.
  8. ^ "Finalistas aos Premios Mestre Mateo 2006 (23/02/07)" (PDF). Academia Galega do Audiovisual. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Premios Mestre Mateo 2006" (PDF). Academia Galega do Audiovisual. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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