| Winter Diary | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | Diario de invierno |
| Directed by | Francisco Regueiro |
| Screenplay by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Juan Amorós |
| Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
| Production company | Castor Films |
| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
| Release dates |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Winter Diary (Spanish: Diario de invierno) 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 Pávez, Rosario Flores, Lilí Murati, and Victoria Peña.
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
- Fernando Rey as Padre
- Eusebio Poncela as León
- Francisco Algora as Culebrero
- Terele Pávez as Madre
- Rosario Flores as Muda
- Lilí Murati [es] as Abuela
- Victoria Peña as Gloria
Release
The film was presented in September 1988 at the 36th San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was theatrically released on 29 September 1988.
Reception
Octavi Martí of El País 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
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1988 | 36th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Actor | Best Actor | Won | |
| 1989 | 3rd Goya Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Francisco Regueiro | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Fernando Rey | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Terele Pávez | Nominated | |||
See also
References
- Collins, Glenn (4 August 1989). "A Celebration on Film of la Vida Latina". The New York Times.
- ^ García, Ángeles (19 September 1988). "Francisco Regueiro: 'Diario de invierno' es una comedia bárbara"". El País.
- ^ Gasca, Luis (1998). Un siglo de cine español. Planeta. p. 164. ISBN 8408023098.
- ^ Marti, Octavi (3 October 1988). "El lado oscuro de la realidad". El País.
- Combarros-Ical, César (8 August 2015). "La inquieta mirada de Francisco Regueiro". El Norte de Castilla.
- "Diario de invierno". SensaCine. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Diario de invierno". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- Marti, Octavi (25 September 1988). "La película británica del director Andrew Grieve obtiene la Concha de Oro". El País.
- "Diario de invierno". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 10 July 2022.