The Detective and Death
1994 film
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The Detective and Death[1] (Spanish: El detective y la muerte) is a 1994 Spanish thriller film directed by Gonzalo Suárez.[2][3]
SpanishEl detective y la muerte
Directed byGonzalo Suárez
Screenplay by
- Gonzalo Suárez
- Azucena Rodríguez
Based on
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| Spanish | El detective y la muerte |
| Directed by | Gonzalo Suárez |
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| Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | Suso Saiz |
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Plot
Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Story of a Mother", it is set in a fictional European city stirred by racial conflicts (in lieu of the forest from the short story).[4][5]
Cast
- Javier Bardem as Detective Cornelio[6]
- Maria de Medeiros as Maria[6]
- Carmelo Gómez as Dark Man[6]
- Héctor Alterio as G.M.[6]
- Mapi Galán as Laura[6]
- Francis Lorenzo as Don Luis[6]
- Paulina Gálvez as Ofelia[6]
- Myriam de Maeztu as Rosa[6]
- Charo López as Duquesa[6]
- Jerzy Bończak as Hombre tiburón[6]
Production
Release
The film was presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1994.[4] It was theatrically released on 30 September 1994.[8]
Reception
David Rooney of Variety assessed that despite the bizarre meeting between film noir and gruesome fairy tale featuring "commanding perfs and arresting visuals", the helmer "encumbers the lugubrious thriller with pretentious hokum".[1]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1994 | 42nd San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | [9] |
| 1995 | 9th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Gonzalo Suárez | Nominated | [10] |
| Best Production Supervision | José Luis García Arrojo | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Suso Saiz | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | José Salcedo | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Miroslaw Marchwinski | Nominated | |||
| 45th Fotogramas de Plata | Best Actor | Carmelo Gómez | Won | [11] | |
| 50th CEC Awards | Best Cinematography | Carlos Suárez | Won | [12] |
