The Hours of the Day

The Hours of the Day (Spanish: Las horas del día) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime Rosales (in his feature film debut) from a screenplay by Rosales and Enric Rufas which stars Alex Brendemühl.

The Hours of the Day
Film poster
SpanishLas horas del día
Directed byJaime Rosales
Screenplay by
  • Jaime Rosales
  • Enric Rufas
Produced by
  • Jaime Rosales
  • Ricard Figueras
Starring
CinematographyÓscar Durán
Edited byNino Martínez
Production
companies
  • Fresdeval Films
  • In Vitro Films
Distributed byNirvana Films
Release dates
  • 19 May 2003 (2003-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 6 June 2003 (2003-06-06) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot follows the daily life of a killer living with his mother in El Prat de Llobregat.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is a Fresdeval Films and In Vitro Films production.[6] Shooting locations included El Prat de Llobregat.[7]

Release

The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight independent section of the 56th Cannes Film Festival's in May 2003.[7] Distributed by Nirvana Films,[8] it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2003, grossing €191,967 (38,821 admissions).[9]

Reception

Lisa Nesselson of Variety assessed that the film "boasts a crisp sense of observation in the service of a story many will judge aimless".[10]

Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that instead of "good" and "bad" characters, intrigue or investigation or psychology and explanations, "there is a good dose of pure cinema" within.[11]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200418th Goya AwardsBest Original ScreenplayJaime Rosales, Enric RufasNominated[12]
Best New DirectorJaime RosalesNominated

See also

References
  1. "Las horas del día". Barcelona Film Commission | Catalunya Film Commission. Ajuntament de Barcelona. Institut de Cultura. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. Martín, Rebeca (2018). "Las horas del día (The Hours of the Day) (2003)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 202. ISBN 9781442271333.
  3. Martín 2018, p. 202.
  4. Bellón Aguilera 2010, p. 72.
  5. Marimón, Joan (2018). Muertes creativas en el cine. Barcelona: Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona. p. 469. ISBN 978-84-9168-117-5.
  6. Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 243.
  7. Boquerini (20 May 2003). "«Las horas del día», de Jaime Rosales, fue lo mas interesante de ayer en Cannes". La Voz de Galicia.
  8. Bellón Aguilera, José Luis (2010). "Las horas del día, de Jaime Rosales: un psycho-thriller made in Spain" (PDF). Studia Romanistica. 10 (1): 72.
  9. Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones AKAL. p. 243. ISBN 84-460-2414-4.
  10. Nesselson, Lisa (19 May 2003). "The Hours of the Day". Variety.
  11. Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Las horas del día". Fotogramas.
  12. "Las horas del día". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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