Plenilune Explained

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Director:Imanol Uribe
Producer:Andrés Santana
Editing:Teresa Font
Cinematography:Gonzalo F. Berridi
Screenplay:Elvira Lindo
Music:Antonio Meliveo
Studio:Sogecine
StudioCanal
Canal+ España
Televisión Española
Aiete-Ariane Films
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
Junta of Castile and León
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Distributor:Warner Sogefilms

Plenilune (Spanish; Castilian: '''Plenilunio'''|links=no) or Full Moon is a 2000 Spanish film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Elvira Lindo, consisting of an adaptation of the novel Plenilunio by Antonio Muñoz Molina. It stars Miguel Ángel Solá, Adriana Ozores and Juan Diego Botto alongside Fernando Fernán Gómez, Charo López, Chete Lera and María Galiana.

Plot

Arriving to a sleepy provincial city of northern Spain from the Basque Country, a police inspector with a psychologically damaged wife tracks down (with help from the local coroner) a psychotic misogynist killer of female children, who happens to hate his job as a fishmonger and his family altogether as well.[1] [2] The inspector kindles with Susana Grey, the teacher of a murdered girl, establishing a romantic affair.[3]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Elvira Lindo, adapting the novel by Antonio Muñoz Molina. The film is a Sogecine production. It was shot in Palencia, Castile and León.[4] Produced by Andrés Santana, other crew members included (cinematography) and Teresa Font (editing) and Antonio Meliveo (music).[5] Imanol Uribe said the filming has been very hard for 9-year-old Noelia Ortega, especially in the scenes she shot naked in the river during one of the hardest winters that is remembered in Palencia.[6]

Release

The film was presented in September 2000 at the 48th San Sebastián International Film Festival, screened out of competition.[7] Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,[8] it was theatrically released in Spain on 29 September 2000.[9]

Reception

The screenplay received mixed reviews from critics, whereas the performances earned general acclaim.[10]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2000 || rowspan = "2" | 47th Ondas Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Spanish Film || || rowspan = "2" | [11] |-| Best Actress || Adriana Ozores || |-| align = "center" rowspan = "6" | 2001 || rowspan = "5" | 15th Goya Awards || Best Actor || Juan Diego Botto || || align = "center" rowspan = "5" | [12] |-| Best Actress || Adriana Ozores || |-| Best Original Score || Antonio Meliveo || |-| Best Cinematography || Gonzalo "Kalo" F. Berridi || |-| Best Sound || Gilles Ortion, Ray Gillon, James Muñoz || |-| 10th Actors Union Awards || Best Film Performance in a Leading Role || Adriana Ozores || || [13] [14] |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Perriam, Chris. Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. 189–190. Oxford University Press. 2003. 0-19-815996-X.
  2. Analizando el psico-horror en el cine español del nuevo milenio. Estudio comparativo entre 'Plenilunio' y 'Caníbal'. Trípodos. 41. 2017. Analysing the Psycho-Horror Genre in the Spanish New Millennium Cinema. A Comparative Study between ‘Plenilunio’ and ‘Caníbal’. Irene. Raya Bravo. Irene. Liberia Vayá. 146–147.
  3. Web site: Plenilunio. Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  4. Castilla y León, un escenario de cine. University of Barcelona. María. Marcos Ramos. 30. 1. 10.1344/fh.2020.1.19-34. 23. Filmhistoria Online. Barcelona. 2020. 31 January 2024 .
  5. Web site: Plenilunio. ScreenDaily. 6 October 2000. Sheila. Johnston.
  6. Web site: Imanol Uribe presenta "Plenilunio" en el certamen . www.elcultural.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20180422025926/http://www.elcultural.com/revista/cine/Imanol-Uribe-presenta-Plenilunio-en-el-certamen/2538 . 30 March 2024. 22 April 2018 .
  7. Web site: Imanol Uribe afirma que su única obsesión al dirigir 'Plenilunio' ha sido evitar el morbo. El País. 29 September 2000.
  8. Web site: Plenilunio · España 2000. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. 12 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Plenilunio. 17 June 2022. Sensacine.
  10. Web site: 'Plenilunio', dirigida por Imanol Uribe. El País. Diego. Galán. 28 May 2004.
  11. Web site: Doble premio para Alejandro Sanz. El País. 19 October 2000.
  12. Web site: Plenilunio. premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 18 June 2022.
  13. Web site: La Unión de Actores presenta a los finalistas de sus premios. ABC. 10 March 2001. Carlos. Galindo.
  14. Web site: Unión de Actores y Actrices. Ganadores de la 10º edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices. 10 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110135854/https://www.uniondeactores.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=59. 10 January 2022.