''Voices in the Night'' ( es, Las voces de la noche, links=no) is a 2003 Spanish-Italian film written and directed by based on the 1963 novel ''Voices in the Evening'' by

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. Ruiz relocates the setting from an Italian village to a Spanish one, but keeps the setting in the 1950s. The main roles are played by Laia Marull, Tristán Ulloa, and

Vicky Peña Maria Victòria Peña Carulla (born 11 January 1954) better known as Vicky Peña is a Spanish actress. She is one of the most important voice actors in Catalan and Spanish. Family and early life She is the daughter of the actors Felip Peña a ...

Cast

Production

A Spanish-Italian co-production by DeAPlaneta, Esicma, and Mikado, the film also had the participation of

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, Canal+, and TVC. Shooting locations included the

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Release

The film screened at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2003. Distributed by Columbia TriStar, it was theatrically released in Spain on 27 February 2004.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of '' Variety'' deemed the film to "a well-dressed, if over-earnest, romancer", "otherwise solidly built, well-played". Nuria Vidal of '' Fotogramas'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, hightlighting the performance by Marull as the best thing about the film. Casimiro Torreiro of ''

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'' deemed ''Voices in the Night'' to be a "glossy, evocative and rigorous provincial drama".

Accolades

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References