Danube Hotel Explained

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Director:Antonio Giménez-Rico
Producer:José Luis Garci
Cinematography:Raúl P. Cubero
Music:Pablo Cervantes
Editing:Miguel G. Sinde
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Distributor:Columbia TriStar Films de España

Danube Hotel (Spanish; Castilian: '''Hotel Danubio'''|links=no) is a 2003 Spanish neo-noir thriller drama film written and directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico consisting of a remake of the 1955 film The Red Fish which stars Santiago Ramos and Carmen Morales.

Plot

The plot follows struggling writer Hugo, in a relationship with younger and ambitious chorus girl Ivón, who falls for Hugo's son.

Production

The film is a remake of the 1955 film The Red Fish, directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde and written by Carlos Blanco.[1] It is a Nickel Odeon Dos, Enrique Cerezo PC and PC 29 production, with the participation of TVE and .[2] Shooting locations included Santiago de Compostela.[3]

Release

The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in May 2003.[4] Distributed by Columbia TriStar Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 26 September 2003, grossing 0.328 million (78,862 admissions).[5]

Critical reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed Hotel Danubio to be an "accomplished exercise in style that harks wistfully back to '40s Hollywood" as well as an "enjoyably mannered, craftily plotted and beautifully produced pic".[6]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "3" align = "center" | 2004 || rowspan = "3" | 18th Goya Awards || Best Costume Design || Montse Sancho, Lourdes de Orduña || || rowspan = "3" | [7] |-| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Cristóbal Criado, Alicia López || |-| Best Original Score || Pablo Cervantes || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giménez-Rico presenta en Málaga "Hotel Danubio", rodada en Galicia. La Voz de Galicia. Grupo Vocento. 2 May 2003. Boquerini.
  2. Web site: ScreenDaily. Jennifer. Green. Spain's Grupo PI adds two to its international slate. 23 April 2003.
  3. Web site: Santiago de Compostela en la gran pantalla: la capital gallega en 10 grandes películas. Quincemil. El Español. Carlos. Rey. 3 March 2021.
  4. Web site: El Festival de Málaga rinde homenaje a Gutiérrez Aragón. El Mundo. 3 May 2003.
  5. Book: Caparrós Lera, José María. La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). 243. 2005. Tres Cantos. Ediciones Akal. 84-460-2414-4.
  6. Web site: Variety. 5 June 2023. Hotel Danubio. Jonathan. Holland.
  7. Web site: 20 September 2023. Hotel Danubio. premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.