La línea del cielo (1984)

Director:

Fernando Colomo

Writer:

Fernando Colomo (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A Spaniard photographer (Antonio Resines) goes to New York in an attempt of selling his work. Despite his broken English and his shyness...

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Antonio Resines	...	Gustavo
Beatriz Pérez Porro	...	Pat
Jaime Nos	...	Jaime
Roy Hoffman	...	Roy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Juan Cires
Patricia Cisarano
Whit Stillman

Also Known As:

Skyline (USA)
The Sky Line

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Salamandra Producciones Cinematográficas, La

A sad-yet-funny loss of nerve

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

"Skyline" is the story of Gustavo, a young Spanish photographer who arrives in NYC in the mid-80s planning on being taken on the staff of "Life," "Newsweek," or some other fabulous position. He does have a few friends in NYC, and they sympathize with him, get him invited to parties and to meet agents, and he generally has a pretty decent setup going for him. But, Ah! Love becomes a hassle for a man whose machismo is hammered by his idiot-level English. He does succeed in having a couple of dates, but language remains his stumbling block (not to mention the fact that his photos of NYC are tired, old, clichéd images). As time goes by and nothing seems to be successful for Gustavo, he becomes increasingly depressed and discouraged. But there's hope for Gustavo—he just has to pick up the phone.