Asfalto

Asfalto
Asfalto
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daniel Calparsoro
Screenplay by	Daniel Calparsoro; Santiago Tabernero; Frank Palacios;
Produced by	José María Lara
Starring	Najwa Nimri; Juan Diego Botto; Gustavo Salmerón; Alfredo Villa; Antonia San Juan;
Cinematography	Josep M. Civit
Edited by	Julia Juániz
Music by	Mastreta; Najwajean;
Release date	4 February 2000;
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Spain; France;
Language	Spanish

Asfalto (English: Asphalt) is a 2000 Spanish-French drama film directed by Daniel Calparsoro. It stars Najwa Nimri, Juan Diego Botto, and Gustavo Salmerón.

Plot

Set in Madrid,^[1] the plot tracks the romantic triangle between Lucía, Chino, and Charly.^[2]

Cast

Najwa Nimri as Lucía^[3]
Juan Diego Botto as Charly^[3]
Gustavo Salmerón as Chino^[3]
Alfredo Villa as Antonio^[3]
Antonia San Juan as Clarita^[3]
Roger Ibáñez [es] as Luis^[3]
Javier Nogueiras as Paco^[3]
Rubén Ochandiano as Miguel^[3]
Jeff Bigot as Franzose^[3]
Carla Calparsoro as Mamen^[3]

Production

Asfalto is Calparsoro's fourth feature and his fourth and last to star his then wife, the actress Najwa Nimri.^[4] The couple divorced in 2000.

Nominations

Asfalto was nominated at the Goya Awards for the Best Original Score.^[5]

Legacy

Asfalto was part of the program Historia de nuestro cine [es] in 2019.^[6]

The film is noted for being rooted in the Basque heritage of its director^[7] and, according to The A to Z of Spanish Cinema, was for him a "return to marginal backgrounds and wild urban landscapes".^[8]

References

^ Davies, Ann (2009). Daniel Calparsoro. Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7190-7364-9.
^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (26 January 2000). "Daniel Calparsoro estrena 'Asfalto', su película "más luminosa y normal"". El País.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Asfalto" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "'Asfalto', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
^ "Asfalto » Premios Goya 2023". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
^ RTVE, PRENSA (2019-12-12). "'Asfalto' y 'El juego de la verdad': semana de coproducciones europeas en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
^ Stone, Rob; Rodriguez, Maria Pilar (2015-09-29). Basque Cinema: A Cultural and Political History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-769-5.
^ "Return", Between Urban and Wild, University of Iowa Press, pp. 161–174, doi:10.2307/j.ctt20q2226.21, retrieved 2023-10-06

External links

Asfalto at IMDb

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[1] Davies, Ann (2009). Daniel Calparsoro. Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7190-7364-9.

[2] Fernández-Santos, Elsa (26 January 2000). "Daniel Calparsoro estrena 'Asfalto', su película "más luminosa y normal"". El País.

[panorama-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Asfalto" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[4] "'Asfalto', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-06.

[5] "Asfalto » Premios Goya 2023". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.

[6] RTVE, PRENSA (2019-12-12). "'Asfalto' y 'El juego de la verdad': semana de coproducciones europeas en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-06.

[7] Stone, Rob; Rodriguez, Maria Pilar (2015-09-29). Basque Cinema: A Cultural and Political History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-769-5.

[8] "Return", Between Urban and Wild, University of Iowa Press, pp. 161–174, doi:10.2307/j.ctt20q2226.21, retrieved 2023-10-06

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