All Is Silence Explained

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Director:José Luis Cuerda
Screenplay:Manuel Rivas
Producer:Gerardo Herrero
Cinematography:Hanns Burmann
Editing:Nacho Ruíz Capillas
Music:Sergio Moure
Distributor:Alta Films
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

All Is Silence (Spanish; Castilian: '''Todo es silencio'''|links=no) is a 2012 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Cuerda from a screenplay by Manuel Rivas based on Rivas' novel of the same name which stars Quim Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Celia Freijeiro alongside Juan Diego.

Plot

Set in 1969 and 1989, against the backdrop of drug-trafficking in the Galician coast, the plot follows three childhood friends (Fins, Leda, and Brinco). Twenty years later, Fins has become a cop, whilst Brinco has become a minion of crime lord Mariscal, with Leda standing between them.

Production

The film is a Tornasol Films, Castafiore Films, Milú Films, Zebra Producciones and Foresta Films production.[1] Shooting began in Galicia on 29 August 2011. It later moved to the Ciudad de la Luz studio in Alicante.[2]

Release

The film opened the 57th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 20 October 2012.[3] Distributed by Alta Films,[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 9 November 2012.

Reception

Boyd van Hoeij of Variety deemed the film to be "a dud" and "a juiceless adaptation", with the script failing "to develop a dramatic undertow that ties the film's two incongruous halves together", "impeccable" period detail notwithstanding.[5]

Sergio F. Pinilla rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be "a love triangle story without angles or enough punch".[6]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "6" align = "center" | 2013 || 27th Goya Awards || Best Adapted Screenplay || Manuel Rivas || || [7] |-| rowspan = "5" | 11th Mestre Mateo Awards || Best Actress || Celia Freijeiro || || rowspan = "5" | |-| Best Supporting Actor || Luis Zahera || |-| Best Screenplay || Manuel Rivas || |-| Best Original Score || Sergio Moure || |-| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Almudena Fonseca || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cuerda y una Galicia entre narcos y polis. Fotogramas. 28 September 2011. Juan. Pando.
  2. Web site: José Luis Cuerda rueda su última película 'Todo es silencio' en los estudios de Alicante. Europa Press. 17 October 2011.
  3. Web site: José Luis Cuerda abre la Seminci con su filme 'Todo es silencio'. Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
  4. Web site: ‘Todo es silencio’ – estreno en cines 9 de noviembre. Audiovisual451. 6 November 2012.
  5. Web site: All Is Silence. Variety. 31 May 2012. Boyd. Van Hoeij.
  6. Web site: Todo es silencio. 9 November 2012. Sergio F.. Pinilla. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es.
  7. Web site: Todo es silencio. 30 July 2023. premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.