Under the Stars (2007 film)

Under the Stars (Spanish: Bajo las estrellas) is a 2007 Spanish comedy-drama film directed and written by Félix Viscarret [es] based on the novel by Fernando Aramburu which stars Alberto San Juan alongside Emma Suárez, Julián Villagrán, and Violeta Rodríguez.

Under the Stars
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Bajo las estrellas
Directed by	Félix Viscarret
Screenplay by	Félix Viscarret
Based on	El trompetista del Utopía by Fernando Aramburu
Starring	Alberto San Juan Emma Suárez Julián Villagrán Violeta Rodríguez
Cinematography	Álvaro Gutiérrez
Edited by	Ángel Hernández Zoido
Music by	Mikel Salas
Production company	Fernando Trueba PC
Distributed by	Notro Films
Release dates	15 March 2007 (2007-03-15) (Málaga) 15 June 2007 (2007-06-15) (Spain)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The plot follows freeloading trumpeter Benito Lacunza upon his return from Madrid to his Navarrese hometown (Estella-Lizarra) in the wake of his father's impending death, and his relation with brother Lalo, Lalo's partner Nines, and Nines' withdrawn daughter Ainara.^[1][2][3]

Cast

• Alberto San Juan as Benito Lacunza^[1]
• Emma Suárez as Nines^[1]
• Julián Villagrán as Lalo^[1]
• Violeta Rodríguez as Ainara^[2]
• Luz Valdenebro [es] as Pauli^[2]

Production

The film is based on the novel El trompetista del Utopía by Fernando Aramburu.^[1] A Fernando Trueba PC production, it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.^[2] Shooting locations included Estella-Lizarra.^[4]

Release

The film was presented at the 10th Málaga Film Festival in March 2007.^[3] It was released theatrically in Spain on 15 June 2007.^[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that the film features "an ace performance from Alberto San Juan, who makes the movie his own by simply flooding it with humanity".^[2]

Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "a comedy with dramatic overtones endowed with an unusual visual poetry".^[6]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2007	10th Málaga Film Festival	Golden Biznaga		Won	[7]
		Best Director	Félix Viscarret	Won
		Best Actor	Alberto San Juan	Won
		Best New Screenplay	Félix Viscarret	Won
2008	22nd Goya Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	Félix Viscarret	Won	[8]
		Best New Director	Félix Viscarret	Nominated
		Best Actor	Alberto San Juan	Won
		Best Actress	Emma Suárez	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Julián Villagrán	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Mikel Salas	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Álvaro Gutiérrez	Nominated
	17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role	Alberto San Juan	Nominated	[9][10]
		Best New Actor	Julián Villagrán	Nominated

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2007

References

1. "'Bajo las estrellas', un 'western' a la navarra sin pistolas ni caballos". El Mundo. 15 June 2007.
2. Holland, Jonathan (21 September 2007). "Under the Stars". Variety.
3. Lafont, Isabel (16 March 2007). "Viscarret debuta con el retrato de un crápula políticamente incorrecto". El País.
4. "El Consejero de Cultura y Turismo visita el rodaje de la película "Bajo las estrellas" en Estella". Government of Navarre. 11 October 2005.
5. "'Bajo las estrellas' competirá en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Copenhague". El Mundo. 19 July 2007.
6. Ocaña, Javier (15 June 2007). "Cotidiana singularidad". El País.
7. Pinto, Vitor (19 March 2007). "Bajo las estrellas triunfa en Málaga". Cineuropa.
8. "Bajo las estrellas". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
9. "'Las 13 rosas' y las series TVE, favoritas en los premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 18 January 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
10. "La saga Bardem triunfa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

External links

• Under the Stars at IMDb