The Goalkeeper (Spanish: El portero)[1] is a 2000 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Suárez which stars Carmelo Gómez as the title character alongside Maribel Verdú and Antonio Resines.
The Goalkeeper | |
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Spanish | El portero |
Directed by | Gonzalo Suárez |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | an original story by Manuel Hidalgo |
Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
Edited by | Juan Carlos Arroyo |
Music by | Carles Cases |
Production company | Lolafilms |
Distributed by | Lolafilms Distribución |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The plot follows the mishaps of Ramiro Forteza, a goalie arriving to an Asturian village in 1948, coming to acquaint both with the Guardia Civil and the Maquis.[2][3]
The screenplay was penned by Gonzalo Suárez alongside Manuel Hidalgo [es], based on an original story by Hidalgo.[6]
The film was produced by Andrés Vicente Gómez's Lolafilms, and it had the participation of TVE and Vía Digital [es].[6] Set to start filming, Suárez announced his film to be primarily a western ("although it will also have that perverse mix of genres that I like so much").[7] It was shot around Llanes, Asturias, including the beaches of Toró [es], Barru and Borizu [es].[8]
Distributed by Lolafilms Distribución,[6] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 8 September 2000.[5]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "an accomplished, surprisingly low-key historical piece", with "a strong, high-profile cast of solid pros" breathing "convincing life into a delicate, resonant and surprisingly contemporary little parable", otherwise with the director's "tendency toward the histrionic" being "kept under control".[6]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | 15th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Carmelo Gómez | Nominated | [9] |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Manuel Hidalgo, Gonzalo Suárez | Nominated |