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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 |
Smoking Room is a 2002 Spanish film written and directed by Julio D. Wallovits and Roger Gual.
Plot
The 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.
Cast
- Manuel Morón [es] as Rubio
- Ulises Dumont as Armero
- Antonio Dechent as Enrique
- Chete Lera as Puig
- Vicky Peña as Marta
- Eduard Fernández as Ramírez
- Juan Loriente as Coral
- Juan Diego as Sotomayor
- Francesc Orella as Martínez
- Pep Molina as Gómez
- Francesc Garrido as Fernández
- Miguel Ángel González as Messenger
Production
The film was produced by El Sindicato alongside Oviedo TV [es] and DeAPlaneta.
Release
The film screened at the Málaga Film Festival. Distributed by DeAPlaneta, it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 June 2002.
Reception
Mirito 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".
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".
Accolades
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2002 | 5th Málaga Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| Best Male Performance | The entire (male) cast | Won | |||
| Jury's Special Prize | Won | ||||
| 15th European Film Awards | European Discovery of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | 17th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Julio Wallovits, Roger Gual | Won | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Julio Wallovits, Roger Gual | Nominated | |||
See also
References
- ^ Fernández Santos, Elsa (14 June 2002). "'Smoking room' hurga en las miserias de la oficina". El País.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Smoking Room". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Smoking Room". European Film Awards. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- Lemercier, Fabien (5 October 2005). "Haneke contra el resto del mundo". Cineuropa.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.