Baton Rouge (1988 film)

Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rafael Moleón
Screenplay by	Agustín Díaz Yanes; Rafael Moleón;
Story by	Agustín Díaz Yanes
Produced by	Eduardo Campoy; Edmundo Gil;
Starring	Victoria Abril; Antonio Banderas; Carmen Maura;
Cinematography	Ángel Luis Fernández
Edited by	José Salcedo
Music by	Bernardo Bonezzi
Production; company	Modigil
Release dates	September 1988 (Zinemaldia); 10 October 1988 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Baton Rouge is a 1988 Spanish neo-noir^[1] thriller film directed by Rafael Moleón which stars Carmen Maura, Victoria Abril, and Antonio Banderas.

Plot

Wealthy woman Isabel Harris is blackmailed by cold psychiatrist Ana Alonso and gold-digging gigoló Antonio, who team up to frame Isabel in a crime.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Victoria Abril as Ana Alonso^[4]
Carmen Maura as Isabel Harris^[5]
Antonio Banderas as Antonio^[5]
Laura Cepeda^[6]
Ángel de Andrés López^[6]
Noel Molina [es]^[6]
Aldo Grilo^[6]
Rafael Díaz^[6]
Pedro Díez del Corral [es]^[6]
Paco Guijar^[6]

Release

It was released theatrically in Spain on 10 October 1988.^[7]

Reception

Octavi Martí of El País found the most important thing to reproach Moleón for is to privilege the mathematical plot to the detriment of the characters, with the plot "devouring everything, characters included, to the point of [Moleón] filming absurd sequences", otherwise pointing out at convincing performances from the actors.^[8]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1989	3rd Goya Awards	Best Original Screenplay	Agustín Díaz Yanes, Rafael Monleón	Nominated	^[3]
		Best Actress	Victoria Abril	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Laura Cepeda	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Ángel de Andrés López	Nominated
		Best Editing	José Salcedo	Nominated

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