Under the Stars (2007 film)

Under the Stars (Spanish: Bajo las estrellas) is a 2007 Spanish comedy-drama film directed and written by Félix Viscarret based on the novel by Fernando Aramburu which stars Alberto San Juan alongside Emma Suárez, Julián Villagrán, and Violeta Rodríguez.

Under the Stars
Theatrical release poster
SpanishBajo las estrellas
Directed byFélix Viscarret
Screenplay byFélix Viscarret
Based onEl trompetista del Utopía
by Fernando Aramburu
Starring
CinematographyÁlvaro Gutiérrez
Edited byÁngel Hernández Zoido
Music byMikel Salas
Production
company
Fernando Trueba PC
Distributed byNotro Films
Release dates
  • 15 March 2007 (2007-03-15) (Málaga)
  • 15 June 2007 (2007-06-15) (Spain)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot follows freeloading trumpeter Benito Lacunza upon his return from Madrid to his Navarrese hometown (Estella-Lizarra) in the wake of his father's impending death, and his relation with brother Lalo, Lalo's partner Nines, and Nines' withdrawn daughter Ainara.[1][2][3]

Cast

Production

The film is based on the novel El trompetista del Utopía by Fernando Aramburu.[1] A Fernando Trueba PC production, it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[2] Shooting locations included Estella-Lizarra.[4]

Release

The film was presented at the 10th Málaga Film Festival in March 2007.[3] It was released theatrically in Spain on 15 June 2007.[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that the film features "an ace performance from Alberto San Juan, who makes the movie his own by simply flooding it with humanity".[2]

Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "a comedy with dramatic overtones endowed with an unusual visual poetry".[6]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200710th Málaga Film FestivalGolden BiznagaWon[7]
Best DirectorFélix ViscarretWon
Best ActorAlberto San JuanWon
Best New ScreenplayFélix ViscarretWon
200822nd Goya AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayFélix ViscarretWon[8]
Best New DirectorFélix ViscarretNominated
Best ActorAlberto San JuanWon
Best ActressEmma SuárezNominated
Best Supporting ActorJulián VillagránNominated
Best Original ScoreMikel SalasNominated
Best CinematographyÁlvaro GutiérrezNominated
17th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Leading RoleAlberto San JuanNominated[9][10]
Best New ActorJulián VillagránNominated

See also

References
  1. "'Bajo las estrellas', un 'western' a la navarra sin pistolas ni caballos". El Mundo. 15 June 2007.
  2. Holland, Jonathan (21 September 2007). "Under the Stars". Variety.
  3. Lafont, Isabel (16 March 2007). "Viscarret debuta con el retrato de un crápula políticamente incorrecto". El País.
  4. "El Consejero de Cultura y Turismo visita el rodaje de la película "Bajo las estrellas" en Estella". Government of Navarre. 11 October 2005.
  5. "'Bajo las estrellas' competirá en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Copenhague". El Mundo. 19 July 2007.
  6. Ocaña, Javier (15 June 2007). "Cotidiana singularidad". El País.
  7. Pinto, Vitor (19 March 2007). "Bajo las estrellas triunfa en Málaga". Cineuropa.
  8. "Bajo las estrellas". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  9. "'Las 13 rosas' y las series TVE, favoritas en los premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 18 January 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. "La saga Bardem triunfa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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