The Detective and Death

The Detective and Death[1] (Spanish: El detective y la muerte) is a 1994 Spanish thriller film directed by Gonzalo Suárez.[2][3]

The Detective and Death
SpanishEl detective y la muerte
Directed byGonzalo Suárez
Screenplay by
  • Gonzalo Suárez
  • Azucena Rodríguez
Based on"The Story of a Mother"
by Hans Christian Andersen
Produced byAndrés Vicente Gómez
Starring
CinematographyCarlos Suárez
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music bySuso Saiz
Production
companies
  • LolaFilms
  • Ditirambo Films
Release dates
  • 22 September 1994 (1994-09-22) (SSIFF)
  • 30 September 1994 (1994-09-30) (Spain)

Plot

Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Story of a Mother", it is set in a fictional European city stirred by racial conflicts (in lieu of the forest from the short story).[4][5]

Cast

Production

Produced by LolaFilms and Ditirambo Films,[7] it was shot in between Llanes and Warsaw.[5]

Release

The film was presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1994.[4] It was theatrically released on 30 September 1994.[8]

Reception

David Rooney of Variety assessed that despite the bizarre meeting between film noir and gruesome fairy tale featuring "commanding perfs and arresting visuals", the helmer "encumbers the lugubrious thriller with pretentious hokum".[1]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
199442nd San Sebastián International Film FestivalSilver Shell for Best ActorJavier BardemWon[9]
19959th Goya AwardsBest Original ScreenplayGonzalo SuárezNominated[10]
Best Production SupervisionJosé Luis García ArrojoNominated
Best Original ScoreSuso SaizNominated
Best EditingJosé SalcedoNominated
Best Special EffectsMiroslaw MarchwinskiNominated
45th Fotogramas de PlataBest ActorCarmelo GómezWon[11]
50th CEC AwardsBest CinematographyCarlos SuárezWon[12]

See also

References
  1. Rooney, David (17 October 1994). "The Detective and Death". Variety.
  2. Goodman, Al; Tribune, International Herald (20 January 1995). "THE MOVIE GUIDE : El Detective y La Muerte" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. "El detective y la muerte (1994) Película - PLAY Cine". abc. 29 March 2017.
  4. García, Rocío (23 September 1994). "Gonzalo Suárez ofrece una respuesta ética frente a lo inevitable en el 'El detective y la muerte'". El País.
  5. "Gonzalo Suárez, director del mes de diciembre en 8madrid TV". Audiovisual451. 1 December 2020.
  6. "El detective y la muerte. Ficha artística". LolaFilms. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. Torreiro, Casimiro (2 October 1994). "Ambición y riesgo". El País.
  8. "El detective y la muerte". Sensacine. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. Torreiro, Casimiro (25 September 1994). "La Concha de Oro para 'Días contados' premia una "película arriesgada", según Imanol Uribe". El País.
  10. "El detective y la muerte". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. "Los actores Ana Belén y Carmelo Gómez, premios Fotogramas 94". El País. 1 March 1995.
  12. "Premios del CEC a la producción española de 1994". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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