Nadie conoce a nadie (1999)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Mateo Gil

Writers:

Juan Bonilla (novel)
Mateo Gil (writer)

Release Date:

26 November 1999 (Spain)

Genre:

Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Amid the spectacular festivities of Holy Week in Seville, an aspiring novelist stuggles with his work...

Plot Keywords:

Crossword Puzzle | Holy Week | Computer | Gun | Reporter

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Eduardo Noriega	...	Simón Cárdenas
Jordi Mollà	...	Sapo
Natalia Verbeke	...	María
Paz Vega	...	Ariadna
Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio	...	Padre Andrés
Mauro Ribera	...	Rocha
Jesús Olmedo	...	Brujo
Críspulo Cabezas	...	Pirata
Joserra Cadiñanos	...	Dinamitero
José Manuel Seda	...	Capa
Richard Henderson	...	Hernández
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
José Cantero	...	Presidente
Anne de Luz	...	Madre de Sapo
Petra Martínez	...	Encargada del Archivo de Indias
Pablo Matilla	...	Capillita - Uncredited
Manuel Morón	...	Jefe de redacción
Joaquín Notario
Juan Carlos Roldán	...	Presentador
Lucio Romero	...	Hermano mayor
José Salas	...	Sacerdote
Silvia Sánchez	...	Reportera
Agustín Ustarroz	...	L. Vázquez

Also Known As:

Nobody Knows Anybody (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexuality, violence and language.

Runtime:

Colombia:105 min | Japan:108 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | France:U | Japan:R-15 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Australia:MA (TV rating)

Company:

Canal Sur Televisión

What puzzles you is the nature nature of my game.

In Europa ,Spain seems to be the one country to have understood the American lessons for the thriller.France failed dismally because its directors tried too hard to sound American .Spain integrates Yankee savoir faire into a personal approach.Take "nadie conoce a nadie":it's Spanish to the core,with its Sevillian pageantry,its Holy week and its processions.This is a wonderful backdrop for a psychological eerie thriller.Eduardo Noriega -who starred in the two Amenabar peaks "abre los oyos" and "tesis" -is definitely the best Spanish actor of his generation.

Owing a lot to Fincher's "the game" ,"nadie conoce a nadie" shows some originality,particularly in its first part,when religion seems to be the center of the plot:Bunuelesque accents often emerge -but is there one Spanish director not influenced by the great creator?.The second part dissatisfies a bit ,because some plot twists are irrelevant (the girl's part is not convincing ),but the final is impressive .

A splendid cinematography,enhancing Sevilla ,and a tight directing,keeping sex and violence to the minimum, give the movie substance.