Alone Together (1990 film) explained

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Director:Eduardo Campoy
Cinematography:Alfredo Mayo
Editing:Luis Manuel del Valle
Music:Mario de Benito
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Distributor:Lauren Films

Alone Together (Spanish; Castilian: '''A solas contigo'''|links=no)[1] is a 1990 Spanish spy thriller film directed by Eduardo Campoy which stars Victoria Abril and Imanol Arias alongside Juan Echanove.

Plot

Set in Madrid in 1989, the plot follows Lieutenant Javier Artabe, a military officer attached to the Navy's Intelligence Service, investigating the killing of his partner Carlos Escorial (committed by Álvaro la Huerta) after they did some digging about the windfall revenues of Captain Valenzuela. The witness to the homicide is Gloria, a blind woman.[2]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Agustín Díaz Yanes, Eduardo Calvo with the collaboration of Manolo Matji.[3] The films is a Lauren Films, Cartel, and Flamenco Films production. Shooting locations included Madrid.[4] Luis Manuel del Valle was responsible for editing.[5]

Release

A pre-screening in Madrid was scheduled for 5 September 1990.[6] Distributed by Laurenfilms,[7] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 7 September 1990.[8]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 1991 || rowspan = "3" | 5th Goya Awards || Best Original Screenplay || Agustín Díaz Yanes, Eduardo Calvo, Manolo Matji || || rowspan = "3" | |-| Best Actor || Imanol Arias || |-| Best Supporting Actor || Juan Echanove || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Perriam, Chris. Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. 41. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 0-19-815996-X. 2003.
  2. Web site: Le cinematographe. 1992: la Découverte de l'Espagne du 14 au 28 janvier. Festival du Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes.
  3. Web site: A solas contigo. 2 December 2022. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. premiosgoya.com.
  4. Web site: Victoria Abril. De muda a ciega. El País. Andrés. 7 April 1990. Fernández Rubio.
  5. Book: Comas, Àngel. Diccionari de llargmetratges: el cinema a Catalunnya després del franquisme. 29. Cossetània Edicions. 2003. 84-96035-96-4. Valls.
  6. Web site: Imanol Arias comenzará a rodar el filme 'Veraz', con Kirk Douglas y Gerard Depardieu, en octubre. El País. Diego. Muñoz. 5 September 1990.
  7. Book: Productores en el cine español. Estado, dependencias y mercado. 363. Esteve. Riambau. Casimiro. Torreiro. 978-8437624624. Cátedra. 2008.
  8. Web site: A solas contigo. 2 December 2022. Sensacine.