''The Color of the Clouds'' ( es, El color de las nubes, links=no) is a 1997 Spanish drama film directed by

Mario Camus Mario Camus García (20 April 1935 – 18 September 2021) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Golden Bear at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival with '' La colmena''. His 1987 film ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' wa ...

which stars

Julia Gutiérrez Caba Julia Gutiérrez Caba OAXS MML (born on 20 October 1934 in Madrid) is a Spanish theatre and film actress. Biography She is the daughter of actors Emilio Gutiérrez Esteban and Irene Caba Alba and sister of the actress Irene Gutiérrez Caba ...

Ana Duato Ana Consuelo Duato Boix (born 18 June 1968) is a Spanish actress, who is best known of portraying Mercedes Fernández López in the television series ''Cuéntame cómo pasó''. Biography Ana Consuelo Duato Boix was born on 18 June 1968, in Va ...

, Antonio Valero, and José María Doménech.

Plot

The plot revolves around a house in a Cantabrian village owned by Doña Lola, from which a series of intertwined subplots spawn. Lola and her niece Clementina agree on hosting a Bosnian refugee child (sabotaged by impostor kid Bartolomé), an old fisherman and Lola's friend (Colo) finds a drug cache nearby, the former house owner's son tries to evict Lola, and Clementina develops a romance with a lawyer (Valerio).

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Urbana Films alongside Sogepaq. It was shot in Cantabria.

Release

Selected in the 45th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection, the film premiered in September 1997. Distributed by Lauren Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 3 October 1997.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of '' Variety'' deemed the film to be Camus' best for some years, "a complex but uncomplicated, lyrical but hard-edged adventure-cum-mood piece, with the kind of luminous maturity and compassion to seduce offshore arthouse auds". Ángel Fernández-Santos of ''

El País ''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...

'' considered that Camus manages to "firmly hold on a fairly complex but fragile storyline", with the result of a "noble and solid Spanish film".

Accolades

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12th Goya Awards The 12th Goya Awards were presented in Madrid, Spain on 31 January 1998. The gala was hosted by El Gran Wyoming. ''Lucky Star'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees The nominees and winners are listed as follows: Major award nominee ...

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Best Cinematography This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

, , Jaume Peracaula , , , - , Best Editing , , José María Biurrun , , , - ,

Best Art Direction The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted fro ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Color of the Clouds, The Films shot in Cantabria Films set in Cantabria 1997 drama films Spanish drama films 1990s Spanish-language films Films directed by Mario Camus 1990s Spanish films