Barcelona Christmas Night
2015 Spanish film
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Barcelona Christmas Night (Catalan: Barcelona, nit d'hivern) is a 2015 Spanish ensemble romantic comedy film directed by Dani de la Orden from a screenplay by Eduard Sola, Daniel González, and Eric Navarro.
- Eduard Sola
- Daniel González
- Eric Navarro
- Dani de la Orden
- Kike Maíllo
- Bernat Saumell
- Andreu Buenafuente
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| Catalan | Barcelona, nit d'hivern |
| Directed by | Dani de la Orden |
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| Cinematography | Ricard Canyellas |
| Edited by | Alberto Gutiérrez |
| Music by | Joan Dausà |
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| Distributed by | Splendor Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
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It is a follow-up to Barcelona Summer Night (2013).
Plot
Set in the Epiphany Eve (5–6 January) in Barcelona, the plot explores six love vignettes, including those of a man looking for his teen crush in a Wise King suit, the doubts of two guys in the face of the perspective of a trio with a girl, a married couple in crisis after the birth of their first child, and the relationship between two old women despite family reluctance.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Miki Esparbé as Carles[4]
- Bárbara Santa-Cruz as Laura[4]
- Àlex Monner as Jordi[4]
- Alexandra Jiménez as Alba[4]
- Berto Romero as Manel[4]
- Montserrat Carulla as Carme[4]
- Asunción Balaguer as Júlia[4]
- Tina Sainz as mare de Laura[4] ('Laura's mother')
- Clara Segura as Fina[4]
- Mariano Venancio as pare de Laura[4] ('Laura's father')
- Fermí Reixach as Jaume[4]
- Abel Folk as Enric[4]
- Cristian Valencia as Iván[4]
- Fanny Gautier as noia francesa[4] ('French girl')
- Alberto San Juan as Miguel[1]
- Laura de la Isla as Anna[5]
- Vicky Luengo as Olga[5]
- Àlex Maruny as Óscar[5]
- José Corbacho as Ernest[5]
- Bernat Saumell as Oriol[5]
Production
Release
Reception
Javier Ocaña of El País pointed out that De la Orden composes yet another "puzzle of intertwined stories", controlling somewhat better than in the first installment the "sometimes tiresome commercial aesthetics".[8]
Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing that the film delivers "a visually appealing hodgepodge of improbable situations, simple tunes, and little to tell", underpinning a verdict reading "predictable and dignified in the most concrete and least offensive sense".[9]
Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya gave the film a 3-star rating, writing that the "risk is minimal, the characters are diverse, and everything appears overly designed and polished".[10]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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8th Gaudí Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [11] | |
| Best Director | Dani de la Orden | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Eduard Sola, Daniel González, Eric Navarro | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Aina Clotet | Nominated | |||
| Clara Segura | Nominated | ||||
| Best Editing | Alberto Gutiérrez | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | -Joan Dausà | Nominated | |||