Crossing the Border (film)

Crossing the Border, also known as Crossing Borders (Spanish: Un franco, 14 pesetas; lit. 'One Franc, 14 Pesetas') is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Iglesias, who also stars in alongside Javier Gutiérrez, Nieve de Medina and Isabel Blanco.

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

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 CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200762nd CEC MedalsBest FilmNominated[6]
Best Original ScreenplayCarlos IglesiasNominated
21st Goya AwardsBest New DirectorCarlos IglesiasNominated[7]
5th Mestre Mateo AwardsBest FilmWon[8][9]
Best DirectorCarlos IglesiasWon
Best ActorCarlos IglesiasNominated
Best ActressIsabel BlancoWon
Nieve de MedinaNominated
Best Supporting ActorMiguel de LiraNominated
Best Supporting ActressFeli ManzanoNominated
Best ScreenplayCarlos IglesiasWon
Best ScoreMario de BenitoNominated
Best CinematographyTote TrenasNominated
Best EditingLuisma del ValleNominated
Best Production SupervisionJesús AlonsoWon
Best Art DirectionEnrique FayanásNominated
Best Makeup and HaistylesÓscar Aramburo, Sara MárquezWon
Best Costume DesignJosé María de Cossío, Puy UcheNominated

See also

References
  1. 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. ""Vivir en Suiza nos abrió los ojos"". 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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