''Rough Winds'' ( es, Los aires difíciles, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish
melodrama film directed by
Gerardo Herrero
Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries.
From 1993 to ...
adapting the novel ''Los aires difíciles'' by
Almudena Grandes. It features
José Luis García Pérez, Cuca Escribano and
Carmen Elías.
Plot
After surviving a shipwreck, Juan Olmedo seeks solace and redress together with his brother Alfonso (a mentally handicapped person) and his niece Tamara in an Andalusian village in the Atlantic coast of the
province of Cádiz, seeking to overcome the death of Charo (Juan's child love, wife of his brother Damián, and Juan's lover) in a
traffic collision. He develops a bond and sexual relationship with the maid, the lively Maribel, while Panrico (Maribel's former partner) and Sara (Juan's neighbor and Maribel's friend) stay aloof.
Cast
Production
An adaptation of the novel ''Los vientos difíciles'' by
Almudena Grandes, the screenplay was penned by
Ángeles González-Sinde
Ángeles González-Sinde Reig (born 7 April 1965) is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and politician. She served as Minister of Culture of the Government of Spain from April 2009 until December 2011. Her appointment was received with anger ...
and Alberto Macías. The film is a Tornasol Films, Continental Producciones and Maestranza Films production. Shooting locations included
Zahara de los Atunes
Zahara de los Atunes is a village on the Costa de la Luz of Spain in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is noted for its excellent beaches, an outdoor cinema, and la Iglesia Del Carmen church where, curiously, tuna ( ...
,
Barbate
Barbate is a municipality of Spain part of the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is coastal town located off the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Strait of Gibraltar. Displaying a total area of 142.17 km2, it ha ...
and
Madrid
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.
Release
The film was presented at the 9th
Málaga Film Festival
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, screened as part of the festival's main competition.
Distributed by Alta Classics,
the film was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.
Reception
Fernando Méndez-Leite of ''
Fotogramas
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History
Founded in Barcelona, it was first published on 15 November 1946 by Antonio Nadal-Rodó a ...
'' scored a 4 out 5 stars rating, underscoring ''Rough Winds'' to be a film "for fans of character-driven and sentimental films", drawing out the design and the performance by Carmen Elías as the best thing about the film.
Jonathan Holland of ''
Variety
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'' presented the film as "skillfully-handled but—given its subject—passionless drama", dragged by a "bland" performance by José Luis García Pérez, otherwise highlighting Cuca Escribano's as the standout performance.
Accolades
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Málaga Film Festival
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, , Golden Biznaga for Best Film , , , , align = "center" ,
See also
*
List of Spanish films of 2006
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2006. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Box office
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2006, by domestic box office ...
References
External links
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2006 drama films
2006 films
2000s Spanish-language films
Spanish drama films
Films directed by Gerardo Herrero
Films shot in the province of Cádiz
Films shot in Madrid
Films based on Spanish novels
Films set in Andalusia
Tornasol Films films
Maestranza Films films
2000s Spanish films