The Hours of the Day

The Hours of the Day
Film poster
SpanishLas horas del día
Directed byJaime Rosales
Screenplay by
  • Jaime Rosales
  • Enric Rufas
Produced by
  • Jaime Rosales
  • Ricard Figueras
Starring
CinematographyÓscar Durán
Edited byNino Martínez
Production
companies
  • Fresdeval Films
  • In Vitro Films
Distributed byNirvana Films
Release dates
  • 19 May 2003 (2003-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 6 June 2003 (2003-06-06) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Hours of the Day (Spanish: Las horas del día) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime Rosales (in his feature film debut) from a screenplay by Rosales and Enric Rufas which stars Alex Brendemühl.

Plot

The plot follows the daily life of a killer living with his mother in El Prat de Llobregat.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is a Fresdeval Films and In Vitro Films production.[6] Shooting locations included El Prat de Llobregat.[7]

Release

The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight independent section of the 56th Cannes Film Festival's in May 2003.[7] Distributed by Nirvana Films,[8] it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2003, grossing €191,967 (38,821 admissions).[9]

Reception

Lisa Nesselson of Variety assessed that the film "boasts a crisp sense of observation in the service of a story many will judge aimless".[10]

Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that instead of "good" and "bad" characters, intrigue or investigation or psychology and explanations, "there is a good dose of pure cinema" within.[11]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2004 18th Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay Jaime Rosales, Enric Rufas Nominated [12]
Best New Director Jaime Rosales Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Las horas del día". Barcelona Film Commission | Catalunya Film Commission. Ajuntament de Barcelona. Institut de Cultura. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ Martín, Rebeca (2018). "Las horas del día (The Hours of the Day) (2003)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 202. ISBN 9781442271333.
  3. ^ a b c d e Martín 2018, p. 202.
  4. ^ a b Bellón Aguilera 2010, p. 72.
  5. ^ Marimón, Joan (2018). Muertes creativas en el cine. Barcelona: Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona. p. 469. ISBN 978-84-9168-117-5.
  6. ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 243.
  7. ^ a b Boquerini (20 May 2003). ""Las horas del día", de Jaime Rosales, fue lo mas interesante de ayer en Cannes". La Voz de Galicia.
  8. ^ Bellón Aguilera, José Luis (2010). "Las horas del día, de Jaime Rosales: un psycho-thriller made in Spain" (PDF). Studia Romanistica. 10 (1): 72.
  9. ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones AKAL. p. 243. ISBN 84-460-2414-4.
  10. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (19 May 2003). "The Hours of the Day". Variety.
  11. ^ Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Las horas del día". Fotogramas.
  12. ^ "Las horas del día". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 10 August 2022.