| Nobody Knows Anybody | |
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| Spanish | Nadie conoce a nadie |
| Directed by | Mateo Gil |
| Screenplay by | Mateo Gil |
| Based on | Nadie conoce a nadie by Juan Bonilla |
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| Cinematography | Javier Salmones |
| Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
| Music by | Alejandro Amenábar |
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| Distributed by | Warner Sogefilms |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
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| Language | Spain |
Nobody Knows Anybody (Spanish: Nadie conoce a nadie) is a 1999 Spanish-French thriller film directed by Mateo Gil, based on the novel by Juan Bonilla. It stars Eduardo Noriega and Jordi Mollá alongside Natalia Verbeke and Paz Vega.
Plot
Amid the spectacular festivities of Holy Week in Seville, an aspiring novelist struggles with his work and pays his bills by composing crossword puzzles. A cryptic recording left on his answering machine demands that he include a certain word in a future puzzle and he becomes drawn into a spiraling tangle of mystery, danger, and confusion. Soon he is forced into participating in a real-life version of a computer game on the narrow streets of Seville with extremely high stakes for the entire city.
Cast
- Eduardo Noriega as Simón[1]
- Jordi Mollá as Sapo[1]
- Natalia Verbeke as María[1]
- Paz Vega as Ariadna[1]
- Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio as Padre Andrés[2]
- Críspulo Cabezas as Pirata[2]
- José Manuel Seda as Capa[2]
- Jesús Olmedo as Brujo[2]
- Petra Martínez as Encargada Archivo de Indias[2]
- Manuel Morón as Jefe de redacción[2]
Production
The film is a Spanish-French co-production by Maestranza Films, Sogecine, and DMVB Films, with the collaboration of the Andalusia Film Commission, Canal Sur, and Canal+.[3] Shooting locations included Seville, Carmona, and Madrid.[2]
Release
Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 26 November 1999.[4]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2000 | 14th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Mateo Gil | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Special Effects | Raúl Romanillos, Manuel Horrillo, José Núñez, Emilio Ruiz del Río | Won |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pérez Rufí 2001, p. 97.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pérez Rufí 2001, p. 110.
- ↑ Pérez Rufí, José Patricio (2001). "Sevilla como personaje en Nadie conoce a nadie" (PDF). Andalucía: una civilización para el cine (pp. 95-110). Seville: Padilla libros. p. 109. ISBN 8484341313 – via Universidad de Sevilla.
- ↑ "Nadie conoce a nadie · España-Francia 1999". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ↑ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 282, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8