Smoking Room (film)

Smoking Room is a 2002 Spanish film written and directed by Julio D. Wallovits and Roger Gual.

Smoking Room
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Julio D. Wallovits
  • Roger Gual
Written by
  • Julio D. Wallovits
  • Roger Gual
Starring
CinematographyCobi Migliora
Edited byDavid Gallardo
Production
companies
  • El Sindicato
  • Oviedo TV
  • DeAPlaneta
Distributed byDeAPlaneta
Release dates
  • 2002 (2002) (Málaga)
  • 14 June 2002 (2002-06-14) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot concerns the miseries and intrigues unravelling among the employees of a company ensuing with the decision taken by one of them (Ramírez) to file a request for the creation of a smoking room in the office.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by El Sindicato alongside Oviedo TV and DeAPlaneta.[4]

Release

The film screened at the Málaga Film Festival.[5][6] Distributed by DeAPlaneta,[7] it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 June 2002.[2]

Reception

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, extolling the dialogues, "the best ones heard in a Spanish film for many years".[2]

Jonathan Holland of Variety presented Smoking Room as a "low-budget, high-talent debut" that is "a witty X-ray of male office workers living their lives in quiet (and not so quiet) desperation".[7]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
20025th Málaga Film FestivalBest ScreenplayWon[5]
Best Male PerformanceThe entire (male) castWon
Jury's Special PrizeWon
15th European Film AwardsEuropean Discovery of the YearNominated[3]
200317th Goya AwardsBest New DirectorJulio Wallovits, Roger GualWon[8]
Best Original ScreenplayJulio Wallovits, Roger GualNominated

See also

References
  1. Fernández Santos, Elsa (14 June 2002). "'Smoking room' hurga en las miserias de la oficina". El País.
  2. Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Smoking Room". Fotogramas.
  3. "Smoking Room". European Film Awards. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. Lemercier, Fabien (5 October 2005). "Haneke contra el resto del mundo". Cineuropa.
  5. Casado Reina, Federico (5 May 2002). "«El otro lado de la cama» y «Smoking room» ganan en el Festival de Málaga". ABC.
  6. Fernández Labayen, Miguel. "Smoking Room, de Julio D. Wallovits y Roger Gual. La independencia y el cine español (*)". Retrieved 27 May 2022 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
  7. Holland, Jonathan (18 June 2002). "Smoking Room". Variety.
  8. "Smoking Room". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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