Plenilune

Plenilune (Spanish: Plenilunio) or Full Moon is a 2000 Spanish film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Elvira Lindo, consisting of an adaptation of the novel Plenilunio by Antonio Muñoz Molina. It stars Miguel Ángel Solá, Adriana Ozores and Juan Diego Botto alongside Fernando Fernán Gómez, Charo López, Chete Lera and María Galiana.

Plenilune
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Plenilunio
Directed by	Imanol Uribe
Screenplay by	Elvira Lindo
Based on	Plenilunio by Antonio Muñoz Molina
Produced by	Andrés Santana
Starring	Miguel Ángel Solá Adriana Ozores Juan Diego Botto Fernando Fernán Gómez Charo López Chete Lera María Galiana
Cinematography	Gonzalo F. Berridi
Edited by	Teresa Font
Music by	Antonio Meliveo
Production companies	Sogecine StudioCanal Canal+ España Televisión Española Aiete-Ariane Films Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales Junta of Castile and León
Distributed by	Warner Sogefilms
Release dates	September 2000 (2000-09) (San Sebastián) 29 September 2000 (2000-09-29) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Arriving to a sleepy provincial city of northern Spain from the Basque Country, a police inspector with a psychologically damaged wife tracks down (with help from the local coroner) a psychotic misogynist killer of female children, who happens to hate his job as a fishmonger and his family altogether as well.^[1][2][3][4] The inspector kindles with Susana Grey, the teacher of a murdered girl, establishing a romantic affair.^[5][4]

Cast

• Miguel Ángel Solá as Inspector^[6]
• Adriana Ozores as Susana Grey^[6]
• Juan Diego Botto as Asesino^[6]
• Fernando Fernán Gómez as Padre Orduña^[6]
• Charo López as Carmen^[6]
• Chete Lera as Ferreras^[6]
• María Galiana as Mujer enlutada^[6]
• Noelia Ortega as Paula^[6]
• Antonio Muñoz Molina as bedel^[6][1]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Elvira Lindo, adapting the novel by Antonio Muñoz Molina.^[7] The film is a Sogecine production.^[8] It was shot in Palencia, Castile and León.^[9] Produced by Andrés Santana, other crew members included Gonzalo F. Berridi [ca] (cinematography) and Teresa Font (editing) and Antonio Meliveo (music).^[7] Imanol Uribe said the filming has been very hard for 9-year-old Noelia Ortega, especially in the scenes she shot naked in the river during one of the hardest winters that is remembered in Palencia.^[10]

Release

The film was presented in September 2000 at the 48th San Sebastián International Film Festival, screened out of competition.^[5] Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,^[11] it was theatrically released in Spain on 29 September 2000.^[12]

Reception

The screenplay received mixed reviews from critics, whereas the performances earned general acclaim.^[1]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2000	47th Ondas Awards	Best Spanish Film		Won	[13]
		Best Actress	Adriana Ozores	Won
2001	15th Goya Awards	Best Actor	Juan Diego Botto	Nominated	[8]
		Best Actress	Adriana Ozores	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Antonio Meliveo	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Gonzalo "Kalo" F. Berridi	Nominated
		Best Sound	Gilles Ortion, Ray Gillon, James Muñoz	Nominated
	10th Actors Union Awards	Best Film Performance in a Leading Role	Adriana Ozores	Nominated	[14][15]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2000

References

1. Galán, Diego (28 May 2004). "'Plenilunio', dirigida por Imanol Uribe". El País.
2. Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford University Press. pp. 189–190. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.
3. Raya Bravo, Irene; Liberia Vayá, Irene (2017). "Analizando el psico-horror en el cine español del nuevo milenio. Estudio comparativo entre 'Plenilunio' y 'Caníbal'" [Analysing the Psycho-Horror Genre in the Spanish New Millennium Cinema. A Comparative Study between ‘Plenilunio’ and ‘Caníbal’]. Trípodos (41): 146–147.
4. "Plenilunio". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
5. "Imanol Uribe afirma que su única obsesión al dirigir 'Plenilunio' ha sido evitar el morbo". El País. 29 September 2000.
6. "Plenilunio". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
7. Johnston, Sheila (6 October 2000). "Plenilunio". ScreenDaily.
8. "Plenilunio". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
9. Marcos Ramos, María (2020). "Castilla y León, un escenario de cine". Filmhistoria Online. 30 (1). Barcelona: University of Barcelona: 23. doi:10.1344/fh.2020.1.19-34 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
10. "Imanol Uribe presenta "Plenilunio" en el certamen". www.elcultural.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
11. "Plenilunio · España 2000". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 12 March 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
12. "Plenilunio". Sensacine. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
13. "Doble premio para Alejandro Sanz". El País. 19 October 2000.
14. Galindo, Carlos (10 March 2001). "La Unión de Actores presenta a los finalistas de sus premios". ABC.
15. "Ganadores de la 10º edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices". Unión de Actores y Actrices. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.