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| Spanish | La mirada violeta |
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| Cinematography | Aitor Mantxola |
| Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
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| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Films de España |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
La mirada violeta is a 2004 Spanish film directed by Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz which stars Cayetana Guillén Cuervo.
Plot
[edit]The plot follows the plight of Violeta, torn between a stable relationship with Ari and an active and varied sexual life.
Cast
[edit]- Cayetana Guillén Cuervo as Violeta[2]
- Roberto Enríquez as Iván[2]
- Isabel Ordaz as Berta[3]
- Julieta Serrano as Violeta's mother[4]
- Asier Etxeandia as Sergio[2]
- Aida Folch as Sofía[2]
- Nilo Mur as Andrés[2]
- Luis Hostalot[5]
- Alberto Jiménez as Ari[3]
- Adrià Collado[5]
- Chisco Amado as Raúl[2]
- Mariví Bilbao[5]
- Gemma Cuervo[5]
Production
[edit]The screenplay was penned by the helmers Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz,[2] rewriting an early draft by Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Daniela Fejerman, and Inés París.[6] The film is Mundo Ficción and Violeta Films production.[2] It was shot in Madrid in the Summer of 2003.[6] It boasted a €1.3 million budget.[6]
Release
[edit]The film opened the 7th Málaga Film Festival on 23 April 2004.[3] Distributed by Columbia TriStar Spain,[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 2004.[7]
Reception
[edit]Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that "the overlong, dialogue-heavy pic remains monotone, with Guillen struggling but failing to make her charmless anti-heroine appealing".[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "The Violet Look". Letterboxd. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2004). "The Violet Look". Variety.
- 1 2 3 Viúdez, Juana (24 April 2004). "'La mirada violeta' aborda las exigencias sociales de la treintena". El País.
- ↑ "Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, una mujer infiel en 'La mirada Violeta'". El Mundo. 29 April 2004.
- 1 2 3 4 "La mirada violeta". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 Pando, Juan (23 April 2004). "La coleccionista de hombres". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ↑ "La mirada violeta". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.