The Blind Sunflowers
SpanishLos girasoles ciegos
Directed byJosé Luis Cuerda
Written by
Based onThe Blind Sunflowers
by Alberto Méndez
Produced by
  • Fernando Bovaira
  • José Luis Cuerda
  • Emiliano Otegui
Starring
CinematographyHans Burmann
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Music byLucio Godoy
Distributed bySogecine
Release date
  • August 29, 2008 (2008-08-29)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Blind Sunflowers (Spanish: Los girasoles ciegos) is a 2008 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda and written by Rafael Azcona and Cuerda, based on the 2004 novel The Blind Sunflowers by Alberto Méndez. The film stars Maribel Verdú, Javier Cámara and Raúl Arévalo.

This film was Spain's 81st Academy Awards official submission to Foreign Language Film category, but it was not selected.

Plot

The plot follows the life of a family, former sympathizers of the Spanish Republic, during the early 1940s. Their lives are disrupted when a young priest falls in love with the mother. The film is set in Ourense, 1940 where a disorientated deacon, named Salvador returns to the seminary of Ourense where the Rector delays Salvador's access to priesthood for a year. Salvador begins teaching in a school where he meets with Lorenzo, the son of Elena, whom of which Salvador thinks is widowed. This opportunity multiplies with the deacon becoming obsessed with her, abusing her mentally and physically. We realise that Salvador is threatening Elena's family because of his obsession. Wounded and beaten by the circumstances, the characters of the Blind Sunflowers hit the wall of repression, impossible romances and emotional defeats, while we realise Elena's family try to search for a glimpse of hope.

Cast


Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200923rd Goya Awards Best FilmNominated[1]
Best DirectorJosé Luis CuerdaNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayRafael Azcona & José Luis CuerdaWon
Best Original ScoreLucio GodoyNominated
Best ActorRaúl ArévaloNominated
Best ActressMaribel VerdúNominated
Best Supporting ActorJosé Ángel EgidoNominated
Best New ActorMartiño RivasNominated
Best Production SupervisionEmiliano OteguiNominated
Best CinematographyHans BurmannNominated
Best EditingNacho Ruiz CapillasNominated
Best Art DirectionBalter GallartNominated
Best Costume DesignSonia GrandeNominated
Best Makeup and HairstylesFermín Galán & Sylvie ImbertNominated
Best SoundAlfonso Raposo, María Sternberg & Ricardo SteinbergNominated
18th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Leading RoleMaribel VerdúNominated[2][3]
Best Film Actor in a Leading RoleRaúl ArévaloNominated
Best Film Actor in a Minor RoleJosé Ángel EgidoWon

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Los girasoles ciegos". Premios Goya. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Penélope Cruz y Chus Lampreave, rivales en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "El filme ´Camino´ arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 11 March 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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