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Winter Diary
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Wikipedia article
'Winter Diary' is a 1988 Spanish film directed by Francisco Regueiro which stars Fernando Rey and Eusebio Poncela in a father-son relation alongside Francisco Algora, Terele Pvez, Rosario Flores, Lil Murati, and Victoria Pea.
Plot
The plot tracks a policy agent seeking evidence for the criminal activities of his father, a former healer who practices euthanasia to people in need of relief.
Cast
Release
The film was presented in September 1988 at the 36th San Sebastin International Film Festival. It was theatrically released on 29 September 1988.
Reception
Octavi Mart of 'El Pas' wrote that 'Winter Diary' is "an extremely ambitious and risky film, which produces a strange sensation of lack of footage".
The review in 'Fotogramas' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "an attractive film displaying a hermeticism that ends up becoming excessive", underpinning a game with "puzzling but suggestive results".
Accolades
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| align = "center" | 1988 || 36th San Sebastin International Film Festival || Silver Shell for Best Actor || Best Actor || || align = "center" |
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| align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 1989 || rowspan = "4" | 3rd Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "4" |
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| Best Director || Francisco Regueiro ||
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| Best Actor || Fernando Rey ||
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| Best Supporting Actress || Terele Pvez ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 1988
References
Category:Films about euthanasia
Category:1980s Spanish-language films
Category:1998 drama films
Category:Spanish drama films
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