Luna's Game
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| Spanish | Juego de Luna |
| Directed by | Mónica Laguna |
| Screenplay by | Mónica Laguna |
| Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
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| Cinematography | Teo Delgado |
| Edited by | Pablo Blanco |
| Music by | Suso Saiz |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Luna's Game (Spanish: Juego de Luna) is a 2001 Spanish drama film directed by Mónica Laguna which stars Ana Torrent.
Plot
Luna has been groomed into becoming a poker player since she was a child. Now a professional player, she has to settle some debts.[1][2]
Cast
- Ana Torrent as Luna[3]
- Ernesto Alterio as Nano[1]
- Carlos Kaniowsky as Leo[1]
- José Pedro Carrión as Charly[1]
- Manuel San Martín as Juan[1]
- Jorge de Juan as Juan's father[1]
- Dafne Fernández as Luna (age 14)[1]
- Antonio Dechent as César[1]
- Fernando Cayo[2]
- Gara Muñoz as Luna (age 7)[1]
- Carlos Bardem as Reyes[1]
- Alber Ponte as Miki[1]
- Manuel Morón as Reca Montero[1]
Release
The film was presented at the 4th Málaga Film Festival in June 2001.[4][5] It also made it to the main competition slate of the 36th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[6]
Reception
Dan Fainaru of ScreenDaily described the film as "a disappointing attempt to deal with two different types of addiction", taking "far too many short cuts and avoids too many pertinent questions to deal with the many tasks it sets for itself".[7]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2001 | 4th Málaga Film Festival | Best Director | Mónica Laguna | Won | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Schwartz 2008, p. 231.
- ^ a b Jimeno, Diego (9 July 2007). "'Juego de Luna', con Ana Torrent, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos.
- ^ Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.
- ^ a b "'Sin vergüenza', de Joaquín Oristrell, triunfa en el Festival de Cine de Málaga". Periódico de Ibiza. 10 June 2001.
- ^ Marquéz, Héctor; Torreiro, Casimiro (5 June 2001). "Mónica Laguna presenta en el festival de cine de Málaga 'Juego de Luna'". El País.
- ^ "Presencia española en el Festival de Cine de Karlovy Vary". Vertele!. 10 July 2001 – via eldiario.es.
- ^ Fainaru, Dan (19 July 2001). "Luna's Game". ScreenDaily.