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Alatriste is a film directed by Spanish director Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste .
The film, which stars Viggo Mortensen, is the most expensive Spanish-language film ever made in Spain (about €24 million – US$30 million). It portrays Spain of the 17th century using both fictional and real characters. Twentieth Century Fox has bought the rights to the film.
story takes place during the 17th century in the Spanish Empire.
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Alatriste is a film directed by Spanish director Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste .
The film, which stars Viggo Mortensen, is the most expensive Spanish-language film ever made in Spain (about €24 million – US$30 million). It portrays Spain of the 17th century using both fictional and real characters. Twentieth Century Fox has bought the rights to the film.
Plot
The story takes place during the 17th century in the Spanish Empire. Diego Alatriste is a soldier in the service of King Felipe IV, during the Eighty Years War. The story begins in the Netherlands, where the tercio of Diego Alatriste fights against the Dutch. Lope Balboa (father of Íñigo and friend of the captain) is killed here. Diego decides to return to Madrid where he receives the young Íñigo Balboa in his care. He is hired, along with a Neapolitan assassin named Gualterio Malatesta to kill the Prince of Wales (future King Charles I of England) and his companion, the Duke of Buckingham. The job is contracted by Emilio Bocanegra and Luis de Alquézar (uncle of Íñigo's love interest - Angelica de Alquézar). Alatriste finally returns to the Netherlands in 1624 (although the movie says it's 1625) and participates in the final battles leading to Breda's surrender. After the return to Spain, Íñigo wants to elope with Angelica, but she gets cold feet at the last moment. Alatriste has a romance with actress Maria de Castro, who was the lover of Philip IV and he ends up crossing his sword with Gualdamedina, a friend of the king. In the end, the object of their attention gets sick with syphilis. The duel with his friend Martin Saldana and the punishment of Íñigo in the galleys are part of the film's spectacular ending. The last scenes are at the Battle of Rocroi (May 1643), described in the last book of the long and entertaining saga The Adventures of Captain Alatriste, a book that has not been published as of 2008. During the battle Abel Moreno Gómez's "La Madrugá" is playing as the defeated army's march and this is where it is assumed that the old Captain Diego Alatriste dies.
The plot of the film has elements from each of the five books published up to the premiere, and it maintains the same storyline for the main characters. It includes excerpts from the future books of the saga. If the movie plot coincides with the desire of the author it should all end in Rocroi thus leaving enough material for three more books.
Cast
Antonio Resines, originally slated to appear as Saldaña, almost retired from the entire movie due to a traffic accident; however, he makes a cameo appearance in the Battle of Rocroi as a musketeer officer.
The film was released on September 1, 2006.
Awards and nominations
The Goya Awards, are Spain's main national film awards, considered the Spanish equivalent to the American Academy Awards. The film was awarded and nominated for the following categories of Goya Awards for 2006 films:
Category
(Spanish Name) | Actor/Actress | Result |
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Best Film
(Mejor película) | Nominated | Best Lead Actor
(Mejor actor Principal) | Viggo Mortensen | Nominated | Best Supporting Actor
(Mejor actor de reparto) | Juan Echanove | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress
(Mejor actriz de reparto) | Ariadna Gil | Nominated | Best Screenplay
(Mejor guión adaptado) | Agustín Díaz Yanes | Nominated | Best Production Supervision
(Mejor dirección de producción) | Cristina Zumárraga | Winner | Best Musical Score
(Mejor música original) | Roque Baños | Nominated | Best Production Design
(Mejor dirección artística) | Benjamín Fernández | Winner | Best Costume Design
(Mejor diseño de vestuario) | Francesca Sartori | Winner | Best Cinematography
(Mejor fotografía) | Paco Femenia | Nominated | Best Editing
(Mejor montaje) | José Salgado | Nominated | Best Make-Up and Hairstyles
(Mejor maquillaje y peluquería) | José Luis Pérez | Nominated | Best Sound
(Mejor sonido) | Pierre Gamet | Nominated | Best Special Effects
(Mejores efectos especiales) | Reyes Abades
Rafael Solorzano | Nominated | |
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