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El espinazo del diablo [2001]
Country of Origin: Spain / Mexico
Year of Production: 2001
Running Times: 107 mins 37 sec
Length: 9685 ft
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround EX
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Agustin and Pedro Almodovar present a production
of El Deseo S.A. / Tequila Gang with teh participation of Sogepaq S.A.
/ Canal+ España / Anhelo Producciones
Producers: Agustin Almodóvar, Bertha Navarro
Co-Producer: Rosa Bosch
Associate Producer: Michel Ruben
Production Supervisor: Esther García
Production Manager: Toni Novella
SCRIPT
Script: Guillermo del Toro,
Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz
DIRECTION
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Assistant Directors: Pedro Lazaga, Covadonga R. Gamboa, Luiser
Machi, Jorge C. Dorado
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Guillermo Navarro
Camera / Steadicam Operator: Joaquín Manchado
EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Luis De La Madrid
MUSIC
Music: Javier Navarrete
Music Performed By: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; Martin Hubsch,
Martina Ciglerová [oboe]; Radovan Sandera [concertina]; Jaroslava
Eliásová [piano]
Songs: Carlos Gardel [Una lágrima; Yo no sé que ma han
hecho tus ojos]; Raquel Meller [Presumidos]; Carmeilta Ambert [Besos
frios]; Imperio Argentina, Manolo Russell [Recordar]
Orchestra Director: Mario Klemens
Music Mixer: José Luis Crespo
SOUND
Sound: Miguel Rejas
Sound Mixer: Ray Gillon
Direct Sound: Salvador Mayolas
Mixing Technician: Diego Garrido
Sound Editor: Oriol Tarragó
Sound Effects: Kiku Vidal
Sound Effects Recordist / Editor: Ian Sasplugas
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Jorge Hernández
Hair: Fermín Galán
Wardrobe: José Vico
Wardrobe Coordinator: Mercedes Sanz
SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Make Up Effects: DDT
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Mechanical Effects: Reyes Abades
Special Effects Technicians: Ángel Alonson, Juan Carlos Corroto
Maquettes: Emilio Ruiz
VISUAL EFFECTS
Digital Effects: Telson
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: César Macarrón
Set Descorator: María Del Pilar Revuelta
Graphics Designer: Art&Maña
Storyboards: Carlos Giminéz
MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Yugi Beringola
Technical Direction: Yolanda Cácares, Alfonso Aguirre
LOCATIONS
Locations: Madrid, Spain
Location Manager: Chus San Pascual
STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Sergio Atanes
CASTING
Casting Director: Sara Bilbatua
CAST
Marisa Paredes [Carmen]
Eduardo Noriega [Jacinth]
Federico Luppi [Professor Casares]
Fernando Tielve [Carlos]
Íñigo Garcés [Jaime]
Irene Visedo [Conchita]
Berta Ojea [Alma]
José Manuel Lorenzo [Marcelo]
Paco Maestre (real name: Francisco Maestre) [El Puerco]
Junio Valverde [Santi]
Adrian Lemana
Daniel Esparza
Miguel Ortiz
Juan Carlos Vellido
Javie González Madrigal
Victor Eliás
José Luis Torrijo
Alvaro Vega
Jonás Batuecas
Dabiel Cuño
Ruben Escamilla
Andreas Muñoz
Adrian Serna
Javier Gonzáles Sánchez
Alvaro Román
Mikel Selles
Leandro Tejada
Izan Checa
Victor Barroso
Mario Barroso
Francisco Fernández
SUMMARY
During the Spanish Civil War, young orphan boy Carlos finds that his
new home, a strange orphanage in the middle of nowhere, is being haunted
by the ghost of a young boy, Santi.
CAPSULE REVIEW
With superb performances, a great score and del Toro's best direction
thus far, El espinazo del diablo
is a remarkable, moving and, yes indeed, haunting film that shows a
lot more of de Toro's talents than the likes of Blade 2 [2002].
In fact, it couldn't be any more different to del Toro's Hollywood movies,
owing more to M.R. James than Marvel Comics, suggesting that the director's
real forte lies in gentle, understated horror.
AVAILABILITY
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Warner Sogefilms S.A.
UK
Theatrical Distributor: Optimum Releasing
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Spain
Rating: 13
UK
Rating: 15
USA
Rating: R
TIMELINE
2001
April
20: Spain - theatrical release
August
25: UK - shown at Frightfest 2001, London
September
2: USA - shown at the Telluride Film Festival
October
10: Venezuela - shown at the Spanish Film Festival
12: Brazil - theatrical release
13: USA - shown at the Austin Film Festival
19: Colombia - theatrical release
November
15: Argentina - theatrical release
21: USA - theatrical release [in New York]
29: UK - theatrical 'premiere' - although advertised as
such, the film had been shown many times in the UK prior
to this date and its actual premiere was at the
Frightfest in August 2001]
30: UK - theatrical release
2002
March
20: Belgium - shown at the Brussels International
Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science-Fiction Film
25: UK - video and DVD release
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
The Devil's Backbone - European English
language title
A Espinha do Diabo - Brazilian title
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Cineinforme no.732 [April 2001]
pp.34-36
illustrated article
Fangoria no.209 [January 2002] pp.30-34,
82 [USA]
interview with Guillermo del Toro [Real Backbone by Mark Salisbury]
Sight and Sound vol.11 no.12 [December
2001] pp.38-39 [UK]
illustrated review [Ghost of the civil dead by Paul Julian Smith]
KEYWORDS
ghosts, orphans, spanish civil war, teachers, children, war
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