Savages (Spanish: Salvajes) is a 2001 drama film directed by Carlos Molinero based on the play of the same name by José Luis Alonso de Santos. It stars Marisa Paredes and Imanol Arias.
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| Spanish | Salvajes |
| Directed by | Carlos Molinero |
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| Based on | Salvajes by José Luis Alonso de Santos |
| Produced by | Lola Salvador |
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| Cinematography | Gerardo Gormezano |
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| Music by | Luis Mendo |
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| Country | Spanish |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
The fiction is set in Valencia, in the Mediterranean coast.[1] A nurse (Berta) feels obliged to provide support to her deceased sister's three orphaned children: Raúl and Guillermo (two males members of neo-Nazi groupuscules), and Lucía (infatuated with Fausto, involved in the smuggling of immigrants to Europe). Berta's love affair with Eduardo (a policeman suffering from cirrhosis and Berta's patient) is disrupted by the latter's suspicion about the brutal murder of an immigrant, which the policeman attributes to Berta's nephews.
Cast edit
- Marisa Paredes as Berta[2]
- Imanol Arias as Eduardo[3]
- Manuel Morón as Morís[3]
- Roger Casamajor as Guillermo[3]
- María Isasi as Lucía[3]
- Alberto Ferreiro as Raúl[3]
- Emilio Buale as Omar[3]
- Mario Pardo as Turuta[3]
- Alicia Sánchez as Amparo[3]
- José Luis Alcobendas as Fausto[4]
- Carmen Balagué as Sonsoles[3]
- Petra Martínez as Conchita[3]
- Consuelo Trujillo as Madre[3]
- Silvia Casanova as Milagros[3]
- Conchita Goyanes as Ángela[3]
- Darío Paso as Fino[3]
Production edit
An adaptation of the 1998 play Salvajes by José Luis Alonso de Santos,[5][6] the screenplay was penned by Jorge Juan Martínez, Carlos Molinero, Clara Pérez Escrivá, and Salvador Maldonado.[7]
The film was produced by Lola Salvador's production company Brothers & Sisters alongside Passion Walls and Línea Sur PC, and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[8][4][9]
Release edit
Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 September 2001.[6] It was also selected for the 49th San Sebastián International Film Festival's 'New Directors' lineup.[10]
Reception edit
David Rooney of Variety deemed the "gritty, gripping tale of fanatical hatred in coastal Valencia" to be "stylishly directed and convincingly performed by a strong cast", adherence to the "vogue for convulsive hand-held camerawork" notwithstanding.[4]
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2002 | 16th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Carlos Molinero | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jorge Juan Martínez, Carlos Molinero, Clara Pérez Escrivá, Salvador Maldonado | Won | |||
| Best New Actress | María Isasi | Nominated |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sieber, Cornelia (2020). "Transmedial Encroachment and the. Urgency of the Conflicts of Migration in Salvajes (Carlos. Molinero, Spain, 2001)". In Sieber, Cornelia; Toro, Alfonso de (eds.). On Migration: Diasporization - Transculturality - Transmediality. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag. p. 126. ISBN 978-3-487-42292-3.
- ^ Martínez Montalbán, José Luis (2006). "Lola Salvador Maldonado". Arbor. 182 (720). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 545. doi:10.3989/arbor.2006.i720.49. ISSN 0210-1963.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Martínez Montalbán 2006, p. 545.
- ^ a b c Rooney, David (12 October 2001). "Savages". Variety.
- ^ Cine y literatura española. Guía de largometrajes (PDF). Consejería de Cultura y Deportes. Dirección General de Promoción Cultural. Comunidad de Madrid. 2005. p. 20.
- ^ a b "Salvajes". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Salvajes". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Lorenci, Miguel (16 July 2014). "Lola Salvador, un verso suelto del cine". La Voz de Cádiz.
- ^ "Salvajes. Carlos Molinero. Un día de cine" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "'Salvajes', de Carlos Molinero competirá por el Premio Nuevos Directores del Festival". El País. 25 July 2001.