The Fantastic World of Juan Orol | |
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Directed by | Sebastián del Amo |
Written by | Sebastián del Amo Raúl Fernández Espinosa |
Produced by | Isabel Aerenlund Alejandro Blazquez de Nicolas Paola Herrera Carmen Ortega Casanovas |
Starring | Roberto Sosa |
Cinematography | Carlos Hidalgo |
Edited by | Sebastian del Amo Branko Gomez Palacio Felipe Gomez Martin Luis Guzman |
Music by | Francisco Albisua |
Production company | Celuliode Films |
Release dates | |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
The Fantastic World of Juan Orol ( Spanish: El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol) is a 2012 Mexican black-and-white biographical comedy-drama film directed by Sebastián del Amo (in his directorial debut) and written by Del Amo & Raúl Fernández Espinosa. [1] Starring Roberto Sosa. [2] It was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards, [3] but it was not selected. [4]
The film is based on the life of Juan Orol, a man of Galician origin who, after various adventures, arrives in Mexico to become a creator in different film genres, including gangster films and rumberas films, some being successes at the box office despite very negative reviews. He has been called the great involuntary Surrealist. [5]
The actors participating in this film are: [6] [7]
The Fantastic World of Juan Orol had its world premiere on March 5, 2012, at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, [8] [9] then participated at the end of June of the same year at the Guanajuato International Film Festival as part of the official selection. [10] It had its commercial premiere on September 14, 2012, in Mexican theaters. [11]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Guadalajara International Film Festival | Best First Work | Sebastián del Amo | Won | [12] |
Guanajuato International Film Festival | Best First Mexican Feature Film - Special Mention | Won | [11] | ||
Hola México Film Festival | Best Film | Won | [13] | ||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Hermosillo International Film Festival | Best Mexican Feature Film | Won | [14] | ||
The Festival Pantalla de Cristal | Best Film | Won | [15] | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Script | Sebastián del Amo & Raúl Fernández Espinosa | Won | |||
Best Actor | Roberto Sosa | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Jesús Ochoa | Won | |||
Alberto Estrella | Nominated | ||||
Best Cinematography | Carlos Hidalgo | Nominated | |||
Best Investigation | Sebastián del Amo | Nominated | |||
Best Production Values | Alejandro Blazquez de Nicolas | Won | |||
Best Post Production | Branko Andrés Gómez-Palacio, Gustavo Bellón & Francisco Gómezíaz | Won | |||
Best Original Soundtrack | Sebastián del Amo | Won | |||
Best Sound Design | Alejandro de Icaza | Won | |||
Best Editing | Felipe Gómez & Martín Luis Guzmám | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Christopher Lagunes | Won | |||
Best Casting | Sebastián del Amo | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup | Mari Paz Robles | Won | |||
2013 | Canacine Awards | Best Actor | Roberto Sosa | Nominated | [16] |
22x Don Luis Film Festival | Best Director | Sebastián del Amo | Won | [17] | |
Best Actor | Roberto Sosa | Won | |||
Diosas de Plata | Best Film | Alejandro Blazquez de Nicolas | Nominated | [18] [19] | |
Best Actor | Roberto Sosa | Nominated | |||
Best Actor in a Minor Role | Jesús Ochoa | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Carlos Hidalgo | Won | |||
Best Editing | Martin Luis Guzman & Felipe Gomez | Won | |||
Ariel Awards | Best First Work | Sebastián del Amo | Nominated | [20] | |
Best Actor | Roberto Sosa | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Carlos Hidalgo | Won | |||
Best Costume Design | Deborah Medina | Won | |||
Beijing International Film Festival | Tiantan Award | Sebastián del Amo | Won | [21] |
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