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Sleepless in Madrid or Insomnia (Spanish: Insomnio)[1] is a 1998 Spanish comedy film directed by Chus Gutiérrez. It stars Cristina Marcos, Candela Peña, Ernesto Alterio, María Pujalte and Ginés García Millán.

Sleepless in Madrid
Spanish	Insomnio
Directed by	Chus Gutiérrez
Screenplay by	Chus Gutiérrez Juan Flahn Fernando León
Starring	Cristina Marcos Candela Peña Ernesto Alterio María Pujalte Ginés García Millán
Cinematography	Arnaldo Catinari
Music by	Mateo Alonso
Production companies	Sogetel Boca Boca Producciones
Release date	13 February 1998 (1998-02-13)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	250 million ₧

Plot

Set in Madrid, focusing on the psychological developments and casual relationships through the urban routine of a group of young people,[2] and bringing in elements of costumbrismo mixed with metaphors of a "self-absorbed" social environment,[3] the plot tracks the lives of three sleepless people, Evan, Alba and Juan (and their partners) during the hot Summer.[4][5] Adrián is with Alba (a mother who has just given birth) whereas Juan is worried by his future with his would-be wife Isabel.[6][2]

Cast

Production

The screenplay is the result of the mashup of three different screenplays (two of them jointly worked by Chus Gutiérrez and Juan Flahn [es] and a third one in which Fernando León de Aranoa also participated).[4] The film was produced by Bocaboca and Sogetel.[7][4] Arnaldo Catinari was responsible for the cinematography whereas Mateo Alonso was responsible for the music.[5] The budged amounted to 250 million ₧.[4]

Release

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 13 February 1998.[4][8]

Reception

Augusto Martínez Torres of El País assessed the film to be a "fun comedy that works perfectly".[5]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1998

References

Bibliography

• Colmeiro, José; Gabilondo, Joseba (2013). "Negotiating the Local and the Global: Andalusia, the Basque Country, and Galicia". In Labanyi, Jo; Pavlović, Tatjana (eds.). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 81–110. ISBN 978-1-4051-9438-9.
• Gómez Alonso, Rafael (2011). "Bright Young Things: Neo-existentialism in Madrid cinema of the 1990's". World Film Locations Madrid. Intellect Books, The University of Chicago Press. pp. 118–120. ISBN 978-1-84150-568-8.
• Losilla, Carlos (1999). "El fantasma, su sombra y el lector por horas. Diez apuntes sobre el cine español de 1998" (PDF). Banda aparte: Revista de Cine - Formas de Ver. Valencia (14–15): 62–70. ISSN 1138-1981 – via Universitat Politècnica de València.

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