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Wikipedia article
'Rough Winds' is a 2006 Spanish melodrama film directed by Gerardo Herrero adapting the novel 'Los aires difciles' by Almudena Grandes. It features Jos Luis Garca Prez, Cuca Escribano and Carmen Elas.
Plot
After surviving a shipwreck, Juan Olmedo seeks solace and redress together with his brother Alfonso (a mentally handicapped person) and his niece Tamara in an Andalusian village in the Atlantic coast of the province of Cdiz, seeking to overcome the death of Charo (Juan's child love, wife of his brother Damin, and Juan's lover) in a traffic collision. He develops a bond and sexual relationship with the maid, the lively Maribel, while Panrico (Maribel's former partner) and Sara (Juan's neighbor and Maribel's friend) stay aloof.
Cast
Production
An adaptation of the novel 'Los vientos difciles' by Almudena Grandes, the screenplay was penned by ngeles Gonzlez-Sinde and Alberto Macas. The film is a Tornasol Films, Continental Producciones and Maestranza Films production. Shooting locations included Zahara de los Atunes, Barbate and Madrid.
Release
The film was presented at the 9th Mlaga Film Festival, screened as part of the festival's main competition. Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.
Reception
Fernando Mndez-Leite of 'Fotogramas' scored a 4 out 5 stars rating, underscoring 'Rough Winds' to be a film "for fans of character-driven and sentimental films", drawing out the design and the performance by Carmen Elas as the best thing about the film.
Jonathan Holland of 'Variety' presented the film as "skillfully-handled butgiven its subjectpassionless drama", dragged by a "bland" performance by Jos Luis Garca Prez, otherwise highlighting Cuca Escribano's as the standout performance.
Accolades
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2006
References
Category:2006 drama films
Category:2006 films
Category:2000s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish drama films
Category:Films shot in the province of Cdiz
Category:Films shot in Madrid
Category:Films based on Spanish novels
Category:Films set in Andalusia
Category:Tornasol Films films
Category:Maestranza Films films
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