Against the Wind (Spanish: Contra el viento)[1] is a 1990 Spanish incest-themed drama film written and directed by Paco Periñán which stars Antonio Banderas and Emma Suárez.
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Spanish | Contra el viento |
Directed by | Paco Periñán |
Screenplay by | Paco Periñán |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Gérard de Battista |
Music by | Ramón Farrán |
Production company | Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión |
Release dates |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Plot
The plot tracks the resumption of the sibling incest held between Juan and his sister Ana, once Juan, living in a small village in Andalusia, faces Ana's arrival to town, thus putting aside his budding relationship with Rosario, a local woman.[2]
Cast
- Antonio Banderas as Juan[3]
- Emma Suárez as Ana[2]
- Rosario Flores as Rosario[2]
- Bruce McGuire as Petersen[4]
- Germán Cobos as Antonio[5]
- Paco Guijar as director[5]
- Rafael Díaz as Colorao[5]
- Queta Claver[6]
- Patricia Palacios as Mary[5]
Production
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The film is a Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL) production.[7] Shooting locations included Rodalquilar , Playa de Mónsul, and Níjar.[8]
Release
Selected for the 38th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection, the film was presented on 24 September 1990.[9] It was theatrically released on 12 October 1990.[10]
Reception
Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País cited the circumstance that "there is no sufficiently powerful image in the film, no situation from which it can be unequivocally deduced that when this couple [Banderas and Suárez] makes love they are violating the ancestral taboo of consanguinity" as a negative point, also pointing out that the writing resents from some loose threads that the director is not able to fully rectify later in the transfer to a visual language.[11]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1991 | 5th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Paco Periñán | Nominated | [12] |
Best Supporting Actress | Rosario Flores | Nominated |