2000 Spanish film
| Arian's Journey | |
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| Spanish | El viaje de Arián |
| Directed by | Eduard Bosch |
| Screenplay by |
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| Produced by | Ángel Blasco |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Xavier Gil |
| Edited by |
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| Music by | Joan Valent |
| Production company | Montjuic Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Arian's Journey (Spanish: El viaje de Arián) is a 2000 Spanish thriller drama film directed by Eduard Bosch [ca] from a screenplay by Jordi Gasull [ca] and Patxi Amezcua [eu] which stars Ingrid Rubio alongside Abel Folk and Sílvia Munt.
Plot
Young abertzale Arián, involved in the kale borroka, falls for older terrorist Vivaldi, joining ETA's Nafarroa commando. After things go South, Arián refuses to kill a hostage, and kills her surviving associates instead, fleeing to Barcelona.
Cast
- Ingrid Rubio as Arián
- Abel Folk [es] as Vivaldi
- Carlos Manuel Díaz as José
- Silvia Munt as Maite
- Txema Blasco as Arián's father
- Laia Marull as Isabel Ulloa
- Santi Ibáñez as Mario
- Paul Berrondo [ca] as Patxo
Production
The film is a Montjuic Entertainment production. It was scored by Joan Valent [ca] and lensed by Xavier Gil.
Release
The film premiered at the 3rd Málaga Film Festival in May 2000. It was released theatrically in Spain on 4 May 2001.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "well meaning but as fatally flawed as the characters who drive it".
Mirito Torreiro of El País highlighted a "superb" performance by Ingrid Rubio, but pointed out at flaws worth mentioning, such as the film getting lost in trying to be credible vis-à-vis the resolution of the hostage crisis.
See also
References
- "El viaje de Arián". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- Davies 2005, p. 349.
- ^ Davies 2012, p. 174.
- ^ Davies 2005, p. 350.
- Davies 2005, p. 351.
- Davies, Ann (2005). "Roads to Nowhere. How Basque Terrorist Cross Space and Place in Cinema". Bulletin of Hispanic Studies. 82 (3): 351. doi:10.3828/bhs.82.3.5. ISSN 1475-3839.
- Davies, Ann (2012). Spanish Spaces: Landscape, Space and Place in Contemporary Spanish Culture. Liverpool University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-84631-775-0. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (19 November 2000). "Arian's Journey". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (1 June 2000). "La actriz Ingrid Rubio destaca en 'El viaje de Arián', una película sobre el entorno de ETA". El País. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- "Lista de estrenos quincenal". Europa Press. 11 May 2001. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.