Baton Rouge (1988 film) explained

Director:Rafael Moleón
Studio:Modigil
Cinematography:Ángel Luis Fernández
Story:Agustín Díaz Yanes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Music:Bernardo Bonezzi
Editing:José Salcedo

Baton Rouge is a 1988 Spanish neo-noir[1] thriller film directed by Rafael Moleón which stars Carmen Maura, Victoria Abril, and Antonio Banderas.

Plot

Wealthy woman Isabel Harris is blackmailed by cold psychiatrist Ana Alonso and gold-digging gigoló Antonio, who team up to frame Isabel in a crime.[2]

Release

It was released theatrically in Spain on 10 October 1988.[3]

Reception

Octavi Martí of El País found the most important thing to reproach Moleón for is to privilege the mathematical plot to the detriment of the characters, with the plot "devouring everything, characters included, to the point of [Moleón] filming absurd sequences", otherwise pointing out at convincing performances from the actors.[4]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "5" align = "center" | 1989 || rowspan = "5" | 3rd Goya Awards || Best Original Screenplay || Agustín Díaz Yanes, Rafael Monleón || || rowspan = "5" | [5] |-| Best Actress || Victoria Abril || |-| Best Supporting Actress || Laura Cepeda || |-| Best Supporting Actor || Ángel de Andrés López || |-| Best Editing || José Salcedo || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schwartz, Ronald. https://books.google.com/books?id=PmMYAgAAQBAJ&pg=PR17. XVII. Introduction. Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Lanham. Scarecrow Press. 2008. 978-0-8108-5405-5.
  2. Web site: Baton Rouge. sansebastianfestival.com. 16 April 2023.
  3. Book: Caparrós Lera, José María. El cine español de la democracia: de la muerte de Franco al "cambio" socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona. Anthropos Editorial. 1992. 8476583125. 363.
  4. News: Frías matemáticas. 24 October 1988. Octavi. Marti. El País.
  5. Web site: Bâton Rouge. premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 16 April 2023.