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2002 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Desire (Spanish: Deseo), also known as Beyond Desire, is a 2002 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Gerardo Vera from a screenplay by Ángeles Caso which stars Leonor Watling and Leonardo Sbaraglia.
| Desire | |
|---|---|
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| Spanish | Deseo |
| Directed by | Gerardo Vera |
| Screenplay by | Ángeles Caso |
| Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| Edited by | Alejandro Lázaro |
| Music by | Stephen Warbeck |
Production company | Lolafilms |
| Distributed by | Lolafilms |
Release date |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Set in Madrid in 1945,[1] during the Francoist dictatorship, the plot follows the impossible romance between Elvira and Pablo. Elvira is a humble woman with allegiances to those vanquished in the Spanish Civil War (her father shot dead by the fascists and her husband Julio imprisoned) living with her sister Raquel and her mother. Pablo is an Argentine businessman of German descent and Nazi allegiances who is helping Nazis to flee to Argentina.
The screenplay was penned by novel screenwriter Ángeles Caso.[4] A Lolafilms (Andrés Vicente Gómez) production, the film also had the participation of Antena 3 TV and Vía Digital.[2] The score was authored by Stephen Warbeck, whereas Javier Aguirresarobe worked as cinematographer.[1] The bulk of the footage was shot in Madrid, with some scenes filmed in Galicia.[5]
Distributed by Lolafilms Distribución,[2] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 25 October 2002.
Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that the "good-looking political romancer" features a "solid script", which "sidesteps the obvious pitfalls, and the luminous screen presence of Leonor Watling suffuses the whole with warmth and tenderness".[2]
Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País considered that despite a good start and a compelling exterior sketch of the characters, the two leads and their romance end up losing steam, "bound by the corset of two inert, empty, dead characters".[6]
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