What You Never Knew
What You Never Knew (Spanish: Aunque tú no lo sepas) is a 2000 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Juan Vicente Córdoba (in his directorial debut feature) based on Almudena Grandes' short story "El vocabulario de los balcones" which stars Sílvia Munt and Gary Piquer alongside Andrés Gertrúdix, Cristina Brondo, and Daniel Guzmán.
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| Spanish | Aunque tú no lo sepas |
| Directed by | Juan Vicente Córdoba |
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| Based on | "El vocabulario de los balcones" by Almudena Grandes |
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| Cinematography | Aitor Mantxola |
| Edited by | Osvaldo Donatién |
| Music by | Ángel Illarramendi≤ |
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| Distributed by | Wanda Visión |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Split in two different times (1974 and 1999), and set in Madrid, the plot follows the botched love story between a well-off woman and a vulgar man from Vallecas who first met upon facing each other from balconies on opposite sides of the street.[1][2]
Cast
- Sílvia Munt as Lucía[3]
- Gary Piquer as Juan[4]
- Andrés Gertrúdix as Juan (young)[5]
- Cristina Brondo as Lucía (young)[5]
- Daniel Guzmán as Santi (young)[5]
- Luisa Gavasa as Juan's mother[5]
- Emilio Linder as Juan's father[5]
- Txema Blasco as Benito[5]
- Manuel Morón as Santi[5]
- Darío Paso as Kike[5]
- Eloy Azorín as Nacho[6]
Production
The film is an adaptation of Almudena Grandes' short story "El vocabulario de los balcones", included in Modelos de mujer.[7] The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC and Samarkanda production and it had the participation of TVE and Vía Digital.[6]
Release
The film was selected in the Zabaltegi (New Directors) lineup of the 48th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 24 November 2000.[5]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "graceful love story that shuttles back and forth between time periods and between pleasure and frustration".[6]
See also
References
- "'Me gusta retratar a la gente sencilla con sus problemas'". El País. 22 January 2011.
- Bonilla Cerezo, Rafael (2004). "Literatura y filmicidad: El vocabulario de los balcones (Almudena Grandes, 1998) en Aunque tú no lo sepas (Juan Vicente Córdoba, 2000)". Revista de Literatura. Madrid: Editorial CSIC. 66 (131). doi:10.3989/revliteratura.2004.v66.i131.146. hdl:10396/7773. ISSN 0034-849X.
- Gavela, Yvonne (2008). "Aunque tú no lo sepas: la mirada de Juan Vicente Córdoba a El vocabulario de los balcones de Almudena Grandes". Hesperia. Anuario de Filología Hispánica. Vigo: Revistas UVigo. Servizo de Publicacións. 11: 113.
- Gavela 2008, p. 113.
- "Aunque tú no lo sepas". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- Holland, Jonathan (23 October 2000). "What You Never Knew". Variety.
- Bonilla Cerezo 2004, p. 171.
- Green, Jennifer (24 August 2000). "San Sebastian unveils New Directors' line-up". ScreenDaily.