El lápiz del carpintero (2003)

Director:

Antón Reixa

Writers:

Manuel Rivas (novel)
Xosé Morais (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 April 2003 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Una historia de amor y obsesión.

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Neck | Proxy Marriage | Fascist | Death By Gunshot | Spanish Civil War

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Tristán Ulloa	...	Daniel Da Barca
Luis Tosar	...	Herbal
María Adánez	...	Marisa Mallo
Nancho Novo	...	Zalo
María Pujalte	...	Beatriz
Manuel Manquiña	...	Benito Mallo
Anne Igartiburu	...	Madre Izarne
Maxo Barjas	...	Laura
Carlos Sobera	...	Landesa
Sergio Pazos	...	Sargento Somoza
Monti Castiñeiras	...	Alejandro
Miguel de Lira	...	Pepe Sánchez
Gonzalo Uriarte	...	Doctor Soláns
Celso Parada	...	Gengis Kahn
Santi Prego	...	Dombodán
Carlos Blanco	...	Pintor
Eloy Silva	...	Herbal niño
Manuel Lourenzo	...	Director cárcel
Celso Bugallo	...	Padre Herbal
Yoima Valdés	...	María
Sofía Mareque	...	Marisa niña
Antonio Mourelos	...	Casal
Luis Zahera	...	Acuña (as Luis C. Zahera)
Ana Asensio	...	Margarita
Manuel Millán	...	Loco
Xulio Lago	...	Inspector (as Julio Lago)
Xosé Manuel Esperante	...	Baldomir
Xavier Estévez	...	Falangista 1
Óscar Durán	...	Falangista 2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Xúlio Abonjo	...	Botones
Quico Cadaval	...	Falangista 4 (as Kiko Cadaval)
Mariana Carballal	...	Mujer barra 1
Mela Casal	...	Lavandera 3
Nacho Castaño	...	Manuel
Rosa Estévez	...	Mujer barra 2
Nekane Fernández	...	Costurera 6
Gloria Ferreiro	...	Lavandera 2
Mónica García	...	Mujer del pintor
Antonio Lagares	...	Cura de Fronteira
Marta Larralde	...	Costurera 3
María Louro	...	Costurera 5
Isabel Naveira	...	Costurera 7
Marcos Orsi	...	Michel
Cándido Pazó	...	Cura arzobispado
Josito Porto	...	Pablo
Rodrigo Roel	...	Presidente tribunal
Antonio F. Simón	...	El cura
Tatán	...	Antonio
Manuela Varela	...	Costurera 4
Tuto Vázquez	...	Tío Nan
Manuel Rivas	...	Preso fusilado (uncredited)

Directed by
Antón Reixa

Writing credits
Manuel Rivas		(novel "O lapis do carpinteiro")
Xosé Morais		(screenplay) &
Antón Reixa		(screenplay)

Produced by
María Angulo	....	associate producer
Juan Gordon	....	producer
David Martínez	....	associate producer
Antón Reixa	....	executive producer
Antón Reixa	....	producer
Pedro Uriol	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Lucio Godoy

Cinematography by
Andreu Rebés

Film Editing by
Guillermo Represa

Casting by
Rosa Estévez

Production Design by
Juan Pedro De Gaspar

Art Direction by
Juan Pedro De Gaspar

Set Decoration by
Suso Montero

Costume Design by
Bina Daigeler

Makeup Department
Caitlin Acheson	....	makeup department head
Estefanía Bello	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Marian Briozzo	....	post-production manager
María Liaño	....	production manager
Miguel Puertas	....	assistant production manager
Isidro Terraza	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Beatriz del Monte	....	assistant director
Javier Quintas	....	first assistant director
Tania Rodríguez	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Suso Montero	....	set designer
José Antonio Perozo	....	props
Rubén Rivas	....	graphic designer
José Tojo 'Tojete'	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Edgar Vidal	....	foley artist
Kiku Vidal	....	foley artist
Ricardo Viñas	....	dolby sound consultant
José Luis Vázquez	....	sound designer

Visual Effects by
Yusef El Khadir	....	3D operator
Yusef El Khadir	....	digital artist
Juanjo González	....	CG artist
Javier Mosqueda	....	scanner operator
José Rossi	....	visual effects supervisor
Pablo Urrutia	....	Inferno artist

Stunts
Miguel Pedregosa	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Díaz Blanco	....	electrician
Pere Pueyo	....	first assistant camera
Isabel Rega	....	second assistant camera: second unit
José Luis Rodríguez	....	gaffer
Jose Manuel Rubido	....	electrician (as Carinho)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ana Cuerda	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
David Pinillos	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Claudio Ianni	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Urko Errazquin	....	marketing
Rosa Garcia Merino	....	head of publicity
Marga García	....	marketing
Antonio Giménez	....	marketing
Francisco Sanchez Ortiz	....	marketing director
Germán Sela	....	marketing coordinator

Production Companies

• Morena Films
• Portozás Visión S.L.
• Sociedad General de Cine (SOGECINE) S.A.
• TeleMadrid (co-production)
• Televisión de Galicia (TVG) S.A. (co-production)

Distributors

• CDI Films (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Southern Sun  lighting

Also Known As:

"The Carpenter's Pencil" - Europe (English title)

Runtime:

Spain:106 min | Argentina:106 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Spain:7 | Spain:13 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Company:

Morena Films

Trivia:

The author of the novel on which the film is based, Manuel Rivas, has a cameo in the film. When Daniel is first taken to the beach and lined up with other prisoners to be shot, Rivas appears to the right of him in a grey jumper.

Good book, average movie

Based on the Manuel Rivas novel of the same title, Antón Reixa directed and produced his first cinema-film, after his experiences as a TV-serie producer and writer. And in no way he could reach the level of charm and fantasy that novel gets.

As a Galician living out of my land I enjoyed very much seeing all different Galician's scenarios and actors collected within the film. Though one can admit this movie is not a Masterpiece, mainly because it tries to follow the fantasy book style and it fails in getting it.

It is remarkable performances of Manuel de Lira, María Pujalte and Gonzalo Uriarte. On another note, Luís Tosar, the most awarded actor of the year in Spain works also well, though he could not show the whole richness of the character he has to perform.