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| French | Dans la chambre du sultan |
| Spanish | En la alcoba del sultán |
| Directed by | Javier Rebollo |
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| Cinematography | Santiago Racaj |
| Edited by | Marine de Contes |
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| Distributed by | Sideral Cinema (es) |
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Close to the Sultan (French: Dans la chambre du sultan; Spanish: En la alcoba del sultán) is a 2024 comedy drama film directed by Javier Rebollo [es] starring Félix Moati, Pilar López de Ayala, Ilies Kadri, Jan Budař, and Farouk Saïdi. It is a French-Spanish co-production.
Plot
The plot follows Lumière Brothers collaborator Gabriel Veyre as he ventures into the land of Nour in 1901 in order to introduce the cinematograph to the Sultan.
Cast
- Félix Moati as Gabriel Veyre
- Pilar López de Ayala as Juanita / Jeanne
- Farouk Saïdi as Abraham
- Ilies Kadri as the Venerable Sultan
- Jan Budař as caïd MacLean
Production
Close to the Sultan is a French-Spanish co-production by Paraíso Production, Sideral, Eddie Saeta and Noodles Productions and it had the collaboration of CNC, ICAA, ICEC, Eurimages and the backing of Creative Europe MEDIA.
Release
The film premiered at the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival (Cinespaña) on 7 October 2024. It also made it to the main competition of the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival (for its Spanish premiere). Distributed by Sideral Cinema, it was released theatrically in Spain on 15 November 2024.
Reception
Elsa Fernández-Santos of El País deemed the film to be "a delicate and stimulating oddity within the Spanish film scene".
Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, declaring Rebollo's return "a celebration of the joy of storytelling, in any format and in any situation".
Eulàlia Iglesias of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, singling out the recovery for cinema of López de Ayala as the best thing about the film.
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | 'Arrebato' Special Award (Fiction) | Pending | ||
See also
References
- ^ Iglesias, Eulàlia (15 November 2024). "Crítica de 'En la alcoba del sultán', Pilar López de Ayala en busca del inicio del cinematógrafo". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Rebollo abraza la fantasía en 'La alcoba del sultán': "Para el cine hay que ser buena persona"". Europa Press. 23 October 2024.
- ^ "69 SEMINCI – Crítica película En la alcoba del sultán de Javier Rebollo". Revista Atticus. 23 October 2024.
- Rivera, Alfonso (11 August 2023). "Pilar López de Ayala and Javier Rebollo return with Close to the Sultan". Cineuropa.
- Sánchez García, Sandra (2024). "62ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón (FICX) del 15 al 23 de noviembre de 2024". Filmhistoria Online. 34 (1–2). Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona: 515. doi:10.1344/fh.2024.34.1-2.496-515.
- ^ Romero Santos, Rubén (14 November 2024). "Crítica de 'En la alcoba del sultán': una celebración del goce de contar historias". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- Fernández-Santos, Elsa (15 November 2024). "'En la alcoba del sultán': una maravillosa rareza sobre la utopía del cine". El País.
- Fernández, Luis (12 December 2024). "Los Premios Feroz anuncian los diez nominados finales para los Arrebatos de Ficción y No Ficción". Kinótico.