Camino de los ingleses, El (2006)

Director:

Antonio Banderas

Writers:

Antonio Soler (adaptation)
Antonio Soler (novel)

Release Date:

1 diciembre 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A coming-of-age tale charting the first loves, lusts and obsessions of friends on vacation at the end of the 1970s. |

Plot Keywords:

Voyeurism | Female Masturbation | Beautiful Woman | Female Nudity | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Complete Surprise

Cast

Alberto Amarilla	...	Miguelito Dávila
María Ruiz	...	Luli Gigante
Félix Gómez	...	Paco Frontón
Raúl Arévalo	...	Babirusa
Marta Nieto	...	La Cuerpo
Mario Casas	...	Moratalla
Fran Perea	...	El Garganta
Antonio Garrido	...	Cardona
Antonio Zafra	...	El Enano Martínez
Victor Perez	...	González Cortés
Cuca Escribano	...	Fina Nunni
Lucio Romero	...	Abuelo
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 'El Sevilla'	...	Rafi
Pepa Aniorte	...	La Fonseca
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Victoria Abril	...	La Señorita del Casco Cartaginés
Berta de la Dehesa	...	La gorda de la Cala
Juan De la Cruz Montilla	...	Picardi
Juan Diego	...	Don Alfredo
Concha Galán
Alberto González	...	Ventura Díaz
Mara Guill	...	Remedios
Fernando Jiménez
Juanma Lara
Victoria Mora	...	Madre de Paco Frontón
María Nieto
Sole Palmero	...	Adoración
Al Pereira	...	Guy in the crowd
Monia Ruiz
Toni Zenet

También conocida como:

Summer Rain (International: English title) (USA) (festival title)

Duración:

USA:118 min (Sundance Film Festival)

País:

Spain | UK

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Clasificación:

Singapore:R21 (cut) | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Ciudad de la Luz, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Green Moon Productions

A Complete Surprise

I approached my viewing of this film with trepidation. The preview description I had read filled with me little confidence that I would enjoy it as I was expecting something quite sentimental. Also, films directed by actors often disappoint as their focus is usually on the acting performances and not the appearance of the film. But, to my surprise, what was most impressive about Summer Rain was the strong visual style of the director Antonio Banderas. His use of vibrant colours, striking vistas, dream scapes and powerful, haunting imagery made the film a true delight. Based on a prize winning Spanish novel and set in Banderas' home town, Malaga, it is apparent that the novel resonated deeply with Banderas. His passion for the work is evident in every scene. The cinematography is superb and the use of the widescreen aspect ratio contributes significantly to the rendering of what must have been rich source material. I now long for an English translation of the novel. Based on what I've seen Banderas attempt to do in this film, it seems that the book must have been a challenging adaptation. Voice-over is something I don't care for normally, but the elusive nature of the voice-over text in Summer Rain was a major factor in making this film such a pleasure. Rather than explain actions and motives, the periodic comments by the narrator (called Throat) heightened the atmospherics of the film. The choice of actors was excellent and all turn in performances that serve the themes of the film. Special mention has to go to Victoria Abril, who has played opposite Banderas before so many years ago. She is marvellous and lights up the screen with her evocation of the alluring older woman. I hope Antonio Banderas can find more projects to immerse himself in. His passionate rendering of Summer Rain suggests that he is a director to watch out for.