Rancour Explained

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Director:Miguel Albaladejo
Screenplay:Miguel Albaladejo
Cinematography:Alfonso Sanz Alduán
Editing:Pablo Blanco
Music:Lucio Godoy
Country:Spain
Distributor:Alta Films
Language:Spanish

Rancour (Spanish; Castilian: '''Rencor'''|links=no) is a 2002 drama film directed by Miguel Albaladejo which stars Lolita Flores, Jorge Perugorría, and Elena Anaya.

Plot

Upon meeting up again in a Mediterranean beach in Cullera after 10 years, middling chiringuito singer Chelo Zamora plots to take revenge on her former love interest, Cuban scoundrel Toni.

Production

The film is an Icónica, Zebra Producciones, Alta Producción, and Trivision production, with the participation of and TVV.

Release

Distributed by Alta Films, Rancour was released theatrically in Spain on 31 May 2002.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that "despite strong perfs and an engaging storyline, the subject matter is sometimes less than plausible".[1]

Fernando Méndez-Leite of Fotogramas considered that, while "not a perfect film", Rancour "continually touches the viewer's sensibility through the truthfulness of its characters and the detail of the mise-en-scène", "structured around a magnificent character" (Lolita Flores').[2]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 2003 || rowspan = "2" | 17th Goya Awards || Best Supporting Actress || Mar Regueras || || rowspan = "2" | [3] |-| Best New Actress || Lolita || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Variety. Jonathan. Holland. Rancour. 21 June 2002.
  2. Web site: Fernando Méndez-Leite. Fotogramas. Rencor. Fernando. Méndez-Leite. 29 May 2008.
  3. Web site: premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 3 June 2023. Rencor.