Smoking Room is a 2002 Spanish film written and directed by Julio D. Wallovits and Roger Gual.
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| Cinematography | Cobi Migliora |
| Edited by | David Gallardo |
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| Distributed by | DeAPlaneta |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot concerns the miseries and intrigues unravelling among the employees of a company ensuing with the decision taken by one of them (Ramírez) to file a request for the creation of a smoking room in the office.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Manuel Morón as Rubio[3]
- Ulises Dumont as Armero[3]
- Antonio Dechent as Enrique[3]
- Chete Lera as Puig[3]
- Vicky Peña as Marta[3]
- Eduard Fernández as Ramírez[1]
- Juan Loriente as Coral[3]
- Juan Diego as Sotomayor[3]
- Francesc Orella as Martínez[3]
- Pep Molina as Gómez[3]
- Francesc Garrido as Fernández[3]
- Miguel Ángel González as Messenger[3]
Production
editThe film was produced by El Sindicato alongside Oviedo TV and DeAPlaneta.[4]
Release
editThe film screened at the Málaga Film Festival.[5][6] Distributed by DeAPlaneta,[7] it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 June 2002.[2]
Reception
editMirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, extolling the dialogues, "the best ones heard in a Spanish film for many years".[2]
Jonathan Holland of Variety presented Smoking Room as a "low-budget, high-talent debut" that is "a witty X-ray of male office workers living their lives in quiet (and not so quiet) desperation".[7]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2002 | 5th Málaga Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Won | [5] | |
| Best Male Performance | The entire (male) cast | Won | |||
| Jury's Special Prize | Won | ||||
| 15th European Film Awards | European Discovery of the Year | Nominated | [3] | ||
| 2003 | 17th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Julio Wallovits, Roger Gual | Won | [8] |
| Best Original Screenplay | Julio Wallovits, Roger Gual | Nominated | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Fernández Santos, Elsa (14 June 2002). "'Smoking room' hurga en las miserias de la oficina". El País.
- ^ a b c Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Smoking Room". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Smoking Room". European Film Awards. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (5 October 2005). "Haneke contra el resto del mundo". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b Casado Reina, Federico (5 May 2002). ""El otro lado de la cama" y "Smoking room" ganan en el Festival de Málaga". ABC.
- ^ Fernández Labayen, Miguel. "Smoking Room, de Julio D. Wallovits y Roger Gual. La independencia y el cine español (*)". Retrieved 27 May 2022 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (18 June 2002). "Smoking Room". Variety.
- ^ "Smoking Room". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 27 May 2022.