7:35 in the Morning (2003)
"7:35 de la mañana" (original title)

A woman enters a restaurant one morning - only to be met with silence instead of people talking.

Director:

Nacho Vigalondo

Writer:

Nacho Vigalondo

Stars:

Marta Belenguer, Nacho Vigalondo, Antonio Tato

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marta Belenguer	...	Mujer
Nacho Vigalondo	...	Tipo
Antonio Tato	...	Luis / Camarero
Borja Cobeaga	...	Ayte. Camarero 1
Javier Reguilón	...	Ayte. Camarero 2
Alejandro Garrido	...	Cliente Barra
Velasco Broca	...	Cliente 1
Esperanza Palacios	...	Cliente 2
Manuel Nebreda	...	Cliente 3
Sebastian Elices	...	Cliente 4
Resu Vigalondo	...	Cliente 5
Dolores Gonzalez	...	Cliente 6
Alejandro Tejerías	...	Cliente 7 (as Alejandro Tejeria)
Patricia Maldonado	...	Cliente 8
Javier Sanchez De La Cima	...	Niño 1

Storyline

A woman enters a restaurant one morning - only to be met with silence instead of people talking.

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Plot Keywords:

morning | restaurant | customer | singing | dancing | 

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Genres:

Musical | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

7:35 in the Morning

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ibarretxe & Co. S.L.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Día V (2006)

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Soundtracks

"A las 7:35 de la mañana"
Performed by Nacho Vigalondo

User Reviews

Undone by the discordant ending

Up until the end of this film, I was thoroughly captivated. This short film was very, very charming and cute--sort of like an old-time musical come to real life. The ending, however, undid pretty much the entire film, though it's obvious from other reviews and the Oscar nomination that others liked it just fine.

A woman enters the same café she usually goes to but things are oddly different--it's very quiet. Then, out of the blue, one of the customers starts singing a song about a woman he loves but hasn't yet had the courage to meet. Then, and here's the charming and absurd part, each person in the café begins singing lines for this long and complex and very catchy song--like a giant musical number but done with "real" people who really can't sing. It seems later that they are all doing this because the man is crazy and is holding them all hostage. This and the final scene completely took me out of the moment. Up until then, I thought this was just a weird guy who enlisted the help of the patrons VOLUNTARILY. The hostage element and the final horrible (but darkly funny) scene completely ruined the experience--especially since we are in an age of terrorism and bombings.

Clever but too dark and sick at the end. With a more appropriately upbeat ending, this film would have been great.