The Goalkeeper (2000 film)
The Goalkeeper | |
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Spanish | El portero |
Directed by | Gonzalo Suárez |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | an original story by Manuel Hidalgo |
Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
Edited by | Juan Carlos Arroyo |
Music by | Carles Cases |
Production company | Lolafilms |
Distributed by | Lolafilms Distribución |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The Goalkeeper (Spanish: El portero) is a 2000 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Suárez which stars Carmelo Gómez as the title character alongside Maribel Verdú and Antonio Resines.
Plot
The plot follows the mishaps of Ramiro Forteza, a goalie arriving to an Asturian village in 1948, coming to acquaint both with the Guardia Civil and the Maquis.
Cast
- Carmelo Gómez as Ramiro Forteza
- Maribel Verdú as Manuela
- Antonio Resines as Sargento Andrade
- Roberto Álvarez as Don Constantino
- Elvira Mínguez as Úrsula
- Eduard Fernández as Nardo
- Abel Vitón as Médico
- Julio Vélez as López
- Adrián Ramírez as Tito
- Andoni Gracia as Emilio
Production
The screenplay was penned by Gonzalo Suárez alongside Manuel Hidalgo, based on an original story by Hidalgo.
The film was produced by Andrés Vicente Gómez's Lolafilms, and it had the participation of TVE and Vía Digital. Set to start filming, Suárez announced his film to be primarily a western ("although it will also have that perverse mix of genres that I like so much"). It was shot around Llanes, Asturias, including the beaches of Toró, Barru and Borizu.
Release
Distributed by Lolafilms Distribución, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 8 September 2000.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "an accomplished, surprisingly low-key historical piece", with "a strong, high-profile cast of solid pros" breathing "convincing life into a delicate, resonant and surprisingly contemporary little parable", otherwise with the director's "tendency toward the histrionic" being "kept under control".
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | 15th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Carmelo Gómez | Nominated | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Manuel Hidalgo, Gonzalo Suárez | Nominated |