Smoking Room (film)

Smoking Room
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Julio D. Wallovits
  • Roger Gual
Written by
  • Julio D. Wallovits
  • Roger Gual
Starring
CinematographyCobi Migliora
Edited byDavid Gallardo
Production
companies
  • El Sindicato
  • Oviedo TV
  • DeAPlaneta
Distributed byDeAPlaneta
Release dates
  • 2002 (2002) (Málaga)
  • 14 June 2002 (2002-06-14) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Smoking Room is a 2002 Spanish film written and directed by Julio D. Wallovits and Roger Gual.

Plot

The plot concerns the miseries and intrigues unravelling among the employees of a company ensuing with the decision taken by one of them (Ramírez) to file a request for the creation of a smoking room in the office.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by El Sindicato alongside Oviedo TV [es] and DeAPlaneta.[4]

Release

The film screened at the Málaga Film Festival.[5][6] Distributed by DeAPlaneta,[7] it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 June 2002.[2]

Reception

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, extolling the dialogues, "the best ones heard in a Spanish film for many years".[2]

Jonathan Holland of Variety presented Smoking Room as a "low-budget, high-talent debut" that is "a witty X-ray of male office workers living their lives in quiet (and not so quiet) desperation".[7]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2002 5th Málaga Film Festival Best Screenplay Won [5]
Best Male Performance The entire (male) cast Won
Jury's Special Prize Won
15th European Film Awards European Discovery of the Year Nominated [3]
2003 17th Goya Awards Best New Director Julio Wallovits, Roger Gual Won [8]
Best Original Screenplay Julio Wallovits, Roger Gual Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Fernández Santos, Elsa (14 June 2002). "'Smoking room' hurga en las miserias de la oficina". El País.
  2. ^ a b c Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Smoking Room". Fotogramas.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Smoking Room". European Film Awards. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (5 October 2005). "Haneke contra el resto del mundo". Cineuropa.
  5. ^ a b Casado Reina, Federico (5 May 2002). ""El otro lado de la cama" y "Smoking room" ganan en el Festival de Málaga". ABC.
  6. ^ Fernández Labayen, Miguel. "Smoking Room, de Julio D. Wallovits y Roger Gual. La independencia y el cine español (*)". Retrieved 27 May 2022 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
  7. ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (18 June 2002). "Smoking Room". Variety.
  8. ^ "Smoking Room". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 27 May 2022.