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El método is a 2005
Spanish
, Argentine
, and Italian
thriller film
based on the play El método Grönholm by Jordi Galcerán
and directed by Marcelo Piñeyro
.
It stars Eduardo Noriega
, Najwa Nimri
, Eduard Fernández
, Pablo Echarri
, Ernesto Alterio
, Natalia Verbeke
, Adriana Ozores
and Carmelo Gómez
, as the only eight actors in the film.
area of Madrid
during a meeting of the International Monetary Fund
and the World Bank
with accompanying anti-globalization
protests, the entire film happens within a corporate building (outdoor scenes shot by Torre Europa
), mostly in a closed conference room.
The story tells of seven people that have been selected among several applicants for one final round to determine who will get an enviable, executive position for a mysterious corporation, Dekia. The seven applicants are submitted to a series of psychological tests - known as the "Grönholm
Method" - that start eliminating the applicants one by one. It is warned at the beginning that one of the seven people is an employee of the corporation posing as an applicant
to evaluate the others. As the applicants are discarded, the race for the position becomes more tense and sinister.
The tests reveal the weakness of each of the characters and their attitudes to company work. In the end the "mole" will be revealed and only one of them will get the desired position.
(Best Lead Actor (Fernández), Best New Actor (Echarri), Best Editing (Aledo), Best Screenplay (Gil and Piñeyro) and Best Supporting Actor (Gómez), winning in the last two categories. It also won in the Flanders International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Film in the Mar del Plata Film Festival
.
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
thriller film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
based on the play El método Grönholm by Jordi Galcerán
Jordi Galceran
Jordi Galceran Ferrer is a Catalan playwright, screenwriter and translator, known internationally for his play El mètode Grönholm...
and directed by Marcelo Piñeyro
Marcelo Piñeyro
Marcelo Piñeyro is an Argentine award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer.-Biography:Born in Buenos Aires, Piñeyro studied cinematography at the University of La Plata's School of Fine Arts...
.
It stars Eduardo Noriega
Eduardo Noriega (Spanish actor)
Eduardo Noriega Gómez is a Spanish film actor, perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar films, the multiple Goya Award-winning Tesis and Open Your Eyes . He also starred in The Wolf...
, Najwa Nimri
Najwa Nimri
Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea is a Spanish actress and singer of Jordanian descent.-Early life:...
, Eduard Fernández
Eduard Fernández
Eduard Fernández Serrano is an awarded Spanish actor. He has won two Goya Awards, one for Fausto 5.0 and one for En la ciudad .-Selected filmography:*The Skin I Live In...
, Pablo Echarri
Pablo Echarri
Pablo Daniel Echarri is a leading Argentine actor.He was born in Villa Dominico, Buenos Aires Province, and began his career on Argentine television in 1993...
, Ernesto Alterio
Ernesto Alterio
Ernesto Alterio is an Argentine-born Spanish film and television actor, son of Héctor Alterio and brother of Malena Alterio....
, Natalia Verbeke
Natalia Verbeke
Natalia Verbeke Leiva, is a Spanish actress, of Argentine and Flemish origin.- Biography :...
, Adriana Ozores
Adriana Ozores
-Biography:Daughter of the actor José Luis, who died when she was 9 years old. Niece of the actor Antonio Ozores and the director Mariano Ozores and cousin of the actress Emma Ozores....
and Carmelo Gómez
Carmelo Gómez
Carmelo Gómez , is an award-winning Spanish actor. He was born and worked in the village of Sahagún until he moved for his acting studies to Salamanca. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in El método and best leading actor in Días contados.- Filmography:- External...
, as the only eight actors in the film.
Synopsis
After an introduction showing the AZCAAZCA
Acronym for Asociación Mixta de Compensación de la Manzana A de la Zona Comercial de la Avenida del Generalísimo , in Madrid, Spain....
area of Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
during a meeting of the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
with accompanying anti-globalization
Anti-globalization
Criticism of globalization is skepticism of the claimed benefits of the globalization of capitalism. Many of these views are held by the anti-globalization movement however other groups also are critical of the policies of globalization....
protests, the entire film happens within a corporate building (outdoor scenes shot by Torre Europa
Torre Europa
The Torre Europa is a skyscraper located in the AZCA complex in Madrid, Spain.It is 121 metres high and has 30 floors.Completed in 1985, it was designed by Miguel Oriol e Ybarra and built by Necso....
), mostly in a closed conference room.
The story tells of seven people that have been selected among several applicants for one final round to determine who will get an enviable, executive position for a mysterious corporation, Dekia. The seven applicants are submitted to a series of psychological tests - known as the "Grönholm
Grönholm
Grönholm may refer to:People* Marcus Grönholm, Finnish rally driver* Ossi-Petteri Grönholm, Finnish ice hockey defenceman* Ulf Grönholm, Finnish rally driverOther...
Method" - that start eliminating the applicants one by one. It is warned at the beginning that one of the seven people is an employee of the corporation posing as an applicant
Mole (espionage)
A mole is a spy who works for an enemy nation, but whose loyalty ostensibly lies with his own nation's government. In some usage, a mole differs from a defector in that a mole is a spy before gaining access to classified information, while a defector becomes a spy only after gaining access...
to evaluate the others. As the applicants are discarded, the race for the position becomes more tense and sinister.
The tests reveal the weakness of each of the characters and their attitudes to company work. In the end the "mole" will be revealed and only one of them will get the desired position.
Cast
- Eduardo NoriegaEduardo Noriega (Spanish actor)Eduardo Noriega Gómez is a Spanish film actor, perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar films, the multiple Goya Award-winning Tesis and Open Your Eyes . He also starred in The Wolf...
as Carlos, a young well prepared executive. - Najwa NimriNajwa NimriNajwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea is a Spanish actress and singer of Jordanian descent.-Early life:...
as Nieves, a young well prepared executive. She and Carlos had an affair years ago. - Eduard FernándezEduard FernándezEduard Fernández Serrano is an awarded Spanish actor. He has won two Goya Awards, one for Fausto 5.0 and one for En la ciudad .-Selected filmography:*The Skin I Live In...
as Fernando, an older Spanish macho. - Pablo EcharriPablo EcharriPablo Daniel Echarri is a leading Argentine actor.He was born in Villa Dominico, Buenos Aires Province, and began his career on Argentine television in 1993...
as Ricardo, the company's psychologist, posing as a former Argentine unionist. - Ernesto AlterioErnesto AlterioErnesto Alterio is an Argentine-born Spanish film and television actor, son of Héctor Alterio and brother of Malena Alterio....
as Enrique, interested in personnel selectionPersonnel selectionPersonnel selection is the process used to hire individuals. Although the term can apply to all aspects of the process the most common meaning focuses on the selection of workers.-Overview:The professional standards of industrial psychologists require that any selection system be based on a job...
methods. - Natalia VerbekeNatalia VerbekeNatalia Verbeke Leiva, is a Spanish actress, of Argentine and Flemish origin.- Biography :...
as Montse, the company secretary- - Adriana OzoresAdriana Ozores-Biography:Daughter of the actor José Luis, who died when she was 9 years old. Niece of the actor Antonio Ozores and the director Mariano Ozores and cousin of the actress Emma Ozores....
as Ana, a mature executive. - Carmelo GómezCarmelo GómezCarmelo Gómez , is an award-winning Spanish actor. He was born and worked in the village of Sahagún until he moved for his acting studies to Salamanca. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in El método and best leading actor in Días contados.- Filmography:- External...
as Julio, who valued his ethics over loyalty to the company.
Awards
The film was nominated to five Goya AwardsGoya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
(Best Lead Actor (Fernández), Best New Actor (Echarri), Best Editing (Aledo), Best Screenplay (Gil and Piñeyro) and Best Supporting Actor (Gómez), winning in the last two categories. It also won in the Flanders International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Film in the Mar del Plata Film Festival
Mar del Plata Film Festival
The Mar del Plata International Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina...
.