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Against the Wind (1990 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Against the Wind' is a 1990 Spanish incest-themed drama film written and directed by Paco Perin which stars Antonio Banderas and Emma Surez.
Plot
The plot tracks the resumption of the sibling incest held between Juan and his sister Ana, once Juan, living in a small village in Andalusia, faces Ana's arrival to town, thus putting aside his budding relationship with Rosario, a local woman.
Cast
Production
(Cabo de Gata)
The film is a Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisin (CARTEL) production. Shooting locations included , Playa de Mnsul, and Njar.
Release
Selected for the 38th San Sebastin International Film Festival's official selection, the film was presented on 24 September 1990. It was theatrically released on 12 October 1990.
Reception
ngel Fernndez-Santos of 'El Pas' cited the circumstance that "there is no sufficiently powerful image in the film, no situation from which it can be unequivocally deduced that when this couple [Banderas and Surez] makes love they are violating the ancestral taboo of consanguinity" as a negative point, also pointing out that the writing resents from some loose threads that the director is not able to fully rectify later in the transfer to a visual language.
Accolades
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| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 1991 || rowspan = "2" | 5th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Paco Perin || || rowspan = "2" |
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| Best Supporting Actress || Rosario Flores ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 1990
References
Category:Films shot in the province of Almera
Category:1990 drama films
Category:1990s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish romantic drama films
Category:Films set in Andalusia
Category:Incest in film
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