Asfalto

Asfalto
Asfalto
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daniel Calparsoro
Screenplay by	Daniel Calparsoro; Santiago Tabernero; Frank Palacios;
Produced by	José María Lara
Starring	Najwa Nimri; Juan Diego Botto; Gustavo Salmerón; Alfredo Villa; Antonia San Juan;
Cinematography	Josep M. Civit
Edited by	Julia Juániz
Music by	Mastreta; Najwajean;
Release date	4 February 2000;
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Spain; France;
Language	Spanish

Asfalto (English: Asphalt) is a 2000 Spanish-French drama film directed by Daniel Calparsoro. It stars Najwa Nimri, Juan Diego Botto, and Gustavo Salmerón.

Plot

Set in Madrid, the plot tracks the romantic triangle between Lucía, Chino, and Charly.

Cast

Najwa Nimri as Lucía
Juan Diego Botto as Charly
Gustavo Salmerón as Chino
Alfredo Villa as Antonio
Antonia San Juan as Clarita
Roger Ibáñez [es] as Luis
Javier Nogueiras as Paco
Rubén Ochandiano as Miguel
Jeff Bigot as Franzose
Carla Calparsoro as Mamen

Production

Asfalto is Calparsoro's fourth feature and his fourth and last to star his then wife, the actress Najwa Nimri. The couple divorced in 2000.

Nominations

Asfalto was nominated at the Goya Awards for the Best Original Score.

Legacy

Asfalto was part of the program Historia de nuestro cine [es] in 2019.

The film is noted for being rooted in the Basque heritage of its director and, according to The A to Z of Spanish Cinema, was for him a "return to marginal backgrounds and wild urban landscapes".

References

↑ Davies, Ann (2009). Daniel Calparsoro. Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7190-7364-9.
↑ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (26 January 2000). "Daniel Calparsoro estrena 'Asfalto', su película "más luminosa y normal"". El País.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Asfalto" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
↑ "'Asfalto', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
↑ "Asfalto » Premios Goya 2023". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
↑ RTVE, PRENSA (2019-12-12). "'Asfalto' y 'El juego de la verdad': semana de coproducciones europeas en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
↑ Stone, Rob; Rodriguez, Maria Pilar (2015-09-29). Basque Cinema: A Cultural and Political History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-769-5.
↑ "Return", Between Urban and Wild, University of Iowa Press, pp. 161–174, doi:10.2307/j.ctt20q2226.21, retrieved 2023-10-06

External links

Asfalto at IMDb

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[1] Davies, Ann (2009). Daniel Calparsoro. Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7190-7364-9.

[2] Fernández-Santos, Elsa (26 January 2000). "Daniel Calparsoro estrena 'Asfalto', su película "más luminosa y normal"". El País.

[panorama-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Asfalto" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[4] "'Asfalto', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-06.

[5] "Asfalto » Premios Goya 2023". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.

[6] RTVE, PRENSA (2019-12-12). "'Asfalto' y 'El juego de la verdad': semana de coproducciones europeas en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-06.

[7] Stone, Rob; Rodriguez, Maria Pilar (2015-09-29). Basque Cinema: A Cultural and Political History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-769-5.

[8] "Return", Between Urban and Wild, University of Iowa Press, pp. 161–174, doi:10.2307/j.ctt20q2226.21, retrieved 2023-10-06