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The Color of the Clouds
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Wikipedia article
'The Color of the Clouds' is a 1997 Spanish drama film directed by Mario Camus which stars Julia Gutirrez Caba, Ana Duato, Antonio Valero, and Jos Mara Domnech.
Plot
The plot revolves around a house in a Cantabrian village owned by Doa Lola, from which a series of intertwined subplots spawn. Lola and her niece Clementina agree on hosting a Bosnian refugee child (sabotaged by impostor kid Bartolom), an old fisherman and Lola's friend (Colo) finds a drug cache nearby, the former house owner's son tries to evict Lola, and Clementina develops a romance with a lawyer (Valerio).
Cast
Production
The film was produced by Urbana Films alongside Sogepaq. It was shot in Cantabria.
Release
Selected in the 45th San Sebastin International Film Festival's official selection, the film premiered in September 1997. Distributed by Lauren Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 3 October 1997.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of 'Variety' deemed the film to be Camus' best for some years, "a complex but uncomplicated, lyrical but hard-edged adventure-cum-mood piece, with the kind of luminous maturity and compassion to seduce offshore arthouse auds".
ngel Fernndez-Santos of 'El Pas' considered that Camus manages to "firmly hold on a fairly complex but fragile storyline", with the result of a "noble and solid Spanish film".
Accolades
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| rowspan = "6" align = "center" | 1998 || rowspan = "6" | 12th Goya Awards || Best Actress || Julia Gutirrez Caba || || rowspan = "6" |
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| Best Supporting Actor || Antonio Valero ||
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| Best New Actress || Blanca Portillo ||
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| Best Cinematography || Jaume Peracaula ||
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| Best Editing || Jos Mara Biurrun ||
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| Best Art Direction || Antonio Corts ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 1997
References
Category:Films shot in Cantabria
Category:Films set in Cantabria
Category:1997 drama films
Category:Spanish drama films
Category:1990s Spanish-language films
Category:Films directed by Mario Camus
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