Hours of Light
Theatrical release poster
SpanishHoras de luz
Directed byManolo Matji
Screenplay by
  • José Ángel Esteban
  • Carlos López
  • Manolo Matji
Produced byGustavo Ferrada
Starring
CinematographyJosé Luis López Linares
Edited byJosé María Biurrun
Music byAlfonso de Vilallonga
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Sogefilms
Release dates
  • 20 September 2004 (2004-09-20) (Zinemaldia)
  • 24 September 2004 (2004-09-24) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Hours of Light aka Light Hours (Spanish: Horas de luz)[1][2] is a 2004 Spanish romance and prison drama film directed by Manolo Matji which stars Alberto San Juan and Emma Suárez.

Plot

Based on a real events, the plot tracks the romantic relationship established in 1991 between prison nurse María del Mar "Marimar" Villar and Juan José Garfia, imprisoned because of the cold-blood murder of three in 1987.[3][4][1]

Cast

Production

A Sogecine and La Fiesta production, the film had the participation of TVE, Telemadrid, and Canal+.[6] Shooting began on 2 June 2003 and lasted for 8 weeks.[6] The former Hospital Militar del Generalísimo in Calle de Isaac Peral (Madrid) stood in for indoor prison settings.[7] Some outdoor scenes were shot in Leganés.[8]

Release

The film premiered in competition at the 52nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2004.[9] It was met by a chilly reception by the festival audience.[10] Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,[1] it was theatrically released in Spain on 24 September 2004.[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that despite its commendable intentions, the film is "hampered by its script's inability to follow through the logic of its premise to the emotionally satisfying conclusion it merits".[1]

Casimiro Torreiro of El País considered the film to be both a discourse about remorse and a bet for social rehabilitation.[3]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200519th Goya AwardsBest Original ScreenplayJosé Ángel Esteban, Manolo Matji, Carlos LópezNominated[4]
Best EditingJosé María BiurrunNominated

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Holland, Jonathan (7 October 2004). "Light Hours". Variety.
  2. ↑ "Horas de luz / Hours of Light". San Sebastián International Film Festival. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 Torreiro, Casimiro (24 September 2004). "Delitos y culpas". El País.
  4. 1 2 "Horas de luz". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Horas de luz". elmundo.es. January 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 "SPAIN Production Listings - March 9 2004". ScreenDaily. 9 March 2004.
  7. ↑ García, Rocío (25 July 2003). "Garfia, del crimen al amor entre rejas". El País.
  8. ↑ "Historia de Leganés: ¿Qué películas y series se han grabado en Leganés?". Leganés activo. 1 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Harguindey, Ángel S. (21 September 2004). "Una sobria y notable 'Horas de luz'". El País.
  10. ↑ "El público recibe con frialdad 'Horas de luz', la única película española a concurso". El País. 20 September 2004.
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