The Hours of the Day

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The Hours of the Day
Film poster
SpanishLas horas del día
Directed byJaime Rosales
Screenplay by
  • Jaime Rosales
  • Enric Rufas
Produced by
  • Jaime Rosales
  • Ricard Figueras
Starring
  • Alex Brendemühl
  • Vicente Romero
  • María Antonia Martínez
  • Àgata Roca
  • Pape Monsoriu
CinematographyÓscar Durán
Edited byNino Martínez
Production
companies
  • Fresdeval Films
  • In Vitro Films
Distributed byNirvana Films
Release dates
  • 19 May 2003 (2003-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 6 June 2003 (2003-06-06) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Hours of the Day (Spanish: Las horas del día) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by

Alex Brendemühl
.

Plot

The plot follows the daily life of a killer living with his mother in El Prat de Llobregat.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is a Fresdeval Films and In Vitro Films production.[6] Shooting locations included El Prat de Llobregat.[7]

Release

The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight independent section of the 56th Cannes Film Festival's in May 2003.[7] Distributed by Nirvana Films,[8] it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2003, grossing €191,967 (38,821 admissions).[9]

Reception

Lisa Nesselson of Variety assessed that the film "boasts a crisp sense of observation in the service of a story many will judge aimless".[10]

Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that instead of "good" and "bad" characters, intrigue or investigation or psychology and explanations, "there is a good dose of pure cinema" within.[11]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2004 18th Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay Jaime Rosales, Enric Rufas Nominated [12]
Best New Director Jaime Rosales Nominated

See also

References

  1. Ajuntament de Barcelona
    . Institut de Cultura. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ISBN 9781442271333
    .
  3. ^ a b c d e Martín 2018, p. 202.
  4. ^ a b Bellón Aguilera 2010, p. 72.
  5. ISBN 978-84-9168-117-5
    .
  6. ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 243.
  7. ^ a b Boquerini (20 May 2003). ""Las horas del día", de Jaime Rosales, fue lo mas interesante de ayer en Cannes". La Voz de Galicia.
  8. ^ Bellón Aguilera, José Luis (2010). "Las horas del día, de Jaime Rosales: un psycho-thriller made in Spain" (PDF). Studia Romanistica. 10 (1): 72.
  9. ISBN 84-460-2414-4
    .
  10. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (19 May 2003). "The Hours of the Day". Variety.
  11. ^ Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Las horas del día". Fotogramas.
  12. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
    . Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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