The Great Vazquez
The Great Vazquez | |
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Spanish | El gran Vázquez |
Directed by | Óscar Aibar |
Written by | Óscar Aibar |
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Cinematography | Mario Montero |
Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
Music by | Nacho Mastretta |
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Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The Great Vazquez(Spanish:El gran Vázquez) is a 2010 Spanish biographical comedy-drama film directed and written by Óscar Aibar which starsSantiago Seguraasthe title characteralongsideÁlex Angulo,Mercè Llorens andEnrique Villén.
Plot
[edit]Set in 1960sBarcelona,[1]the plot follows the vicissitudes ofVázquez,acartoonistand wastrel whose rogue way of living is threatened by the arrival of a foe, Peláez, an accountant hellbent on setting things right in the publishing house.[2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Santiago SeguraasVázquez[4]
- Álex Anguloas Peláez[5]
- Mercè Llorens as Rosa[5]
- Enrique Villénas González[5]
- Jesús Guzmán[5]
- Manolo SoloasIbáñez[4]
- Itziar Aizpuru[6]
- Albert Vidal[6]
- Pep Sais[6]
- Pere Ponce[4]
- Ernesto Sevilla[4]
- Carlos Areces[4]
Production
[edit]The film is a Distinto Films, Tornasol Films and Castafiore Films production, with the participation ofTVE,TVCandCanal+ España.[7]Shooting locations includedBarcelonaand theCiudad de la Luzstudio inAlicante.[8][9]
Release
[edit]The Great Vazquezwas presented at the 58thSan Sebastián International Film Festivalin September 2010, screened as part of the festival's main competition.[10]It was theatrically released in Spain on 24 September 2010.[6]
Reception
[edit]In the view of Mark Adams, ofScreenDaily,the film constitutes "a delightful mixture of genial period comedy mixed with comic strip characters bouncing out of the screen".[5]
Carlos Marañón ofCinemaníagave the film 3 out of 5 stars, presenting it as a "Lopezvazquez-esque version ofCatch Me If You Canfull of city guards ", considering that the imbrication of the setting with the lead character's spirit is so-so, while the supporting cast performs well.[11]
Sergi Sánchez ofFotogramasscore 3 out of 5 stars, considering that the "faithful portrayal" of the working environment in Franco era and Santiago Segura's "spectacular performance", balancing "tenderness and cynicism", make the film a "pleasant surprise", while considering the animated segments to be "expendable".[12]
Accolades
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | 3rdGaudí Awards | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Nominated | [13] | |
Best Costume Design | Maria Gil, Sonia Segura | Nominated | |||
Best Special/Digital Effects | Josep Maria Aragonés | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Blanca Sánchez, Pepe Quetglas | Nominated | |||
25th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Álex Angulo | Nominated | [14] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"'Versión Española' estrena 'El gran Vázquez', de Óscar Aibar ".rtve.es.19 March 2015.
- ^"Ciudad de la Luz presenta el rodaje de 'El gran Vázquez'".El Periòdic.18 November 2009.
- ^Brito, Sara (18 September 2010)."Segura vuelve a vestirse de pícaro. El actor interpreta a Manuel Vázquez en un biopic de Óscar Aibar que compite por la Concha de Oro".Público.
- ^abcdeMaldivia, Beatriz (27 September 2010)."'El gran Vázquez', un gran sinvergüenza ".Espinof.
- ^abcdeAdams, Mark (22 September 2010)."The Great Vazquez (El Gran Vazquez)".ScreenDaily.
- ^abcdCaviaro, Juan Luis (24 September 2010)."Estrenos de cine | 24 de septiembre | La semana de Julia Roberts... y del regreso de 'Avatar'".Espinof.
- ^"Catalan Films & TV presenta 13 films a compradors internacionals".Cultura21.15 November 2010.
- ^"El Gran Vázquez".Acadèmia del Cine Català.Retrieved24 April2022.
- ^"Santiago Segura inicia el rodaje en Alicante de 'El Gran Vázquez'".Las Provincias.19 November 2009.
- ^Puyó, Carmen (19 September 2010)."'El gran Vázquez', homenaje al tebeo y al dibujante ".Heraldo.
- ^Marañón, Carlos (24 September 2010)."El gran Vázquez".Cinemanía– via20minutos.es.
- ^Sánchez, Sergi (3 September 2010)."El gran Vázquez. Para los que crecieron con Anacleto".Fotogramas.
- ^"Nominadas - III Premios Gaudí".Acadèmia del Cine Català.Retrieved24 April2022.
- ^"El gran Vázquez".premiosgoya.com.Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.Retrieved24 April2022.
- 2010 films
- 2010s Spanish-language films
- Spanish comedy-drama films
- 2010 comedy-drama films
- Films shot at Ciudad de la Luz
- Films shot in Barcelona
- Live-action films based on comics
- Films based on Spanish comics
- Cultural depictions of cartoonists
- Spanish biographical films
- Films set in the 1960s
- Films set in Barcelona
- Films about comics
- Biographical films about artists
- 2010s Spanish films