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Chevrolet (film)

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Chevrolet
Directed byJavier Maqua
Screenplay by
Story byJavier Maqua
Starring
CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez
Edited byLuis Villar
Music byÁngel Enfedaque
Production
company
Imval
Distributed byCivite
Release dates
  • July 1997 (1997-07) (Moscow)
  • 29 August 1997 (1997-08-29) (Spain)
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Chevrolet is a 1997 Spanish crime film directed by Javier Maqua [es]. It stars Javier Albalá, Manuel de Blas, and Isabel Ordaz.

Cast

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Release

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It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival where Isabel Ordaz won the Silver St. George for Best Actress.[5] Distributed by Civite,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 August 1997.[4]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "an accomplished, grittily authentic and nonmoralistic study of false hopes and broken dreams on the Spanish urban underbelly".[6]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1998 12th Goya Awards Best New Actress Isabel Ordaz Won [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 191. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  2. ^ Benavent 2000, p. 191.
  3. ^ Benavent 2000, pp. 191–192.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Benavent 2000, p. 192.
  5. ^ "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (11 August 1997). "Chevrolet". Variety.
  7. ^ "Chevrolet". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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