| The Haunting | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | NO-DO |
| Directed by | Elio Quiroga |
| Written by | Elio Quiroga |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Juan Carlos Gómez |
| Music by | Alfons Conde |
Production company | Eqlipse |
Release dates |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Haunting or The Beckoning (Spanish: NO-DO) is a Spanish supernatural mystery horror film written and directed by Elio Quiroga which stars Ana Torrent.
Plot[edit]
The plot follows the plight of Francesca, a pediatrician coping with the sudden death of her baby who moves to a countryside manor with her husband Pedro to seek solace and recovery from her trauma.[1][2] Once there, she starts to experience disturbing supernatural phenomena instead. The supernatural mystery is connected to the existence of a B-side of "secret" NO-DO newsreels commissioned by the Francoist regime (and hidden by the Catholic Church) recording every miraculous development in Spain and which ended up stumbling upon some dark gods.[3][4][2]
Cast[edit]
- Ana Torrent as Francesca[4]
- Francisco Boira as Pedro[4]
- Héctor Colomé as Miguel[4]
- Alfonsa Rosso as Blanca[4]
- Miriam Cepa as Rosa[4]
- Rocío Muñoz as Jean[4]
- Francisco Casares as Gabriel[4]
- Aitor Gaviria as Senel[4]
- Lucía Navarro as Paqui[4]
- Alejandra Lorenzo as niña[4]
Production[edit]
An Eqlipse Producciones Cinematográficas production,[2] the film had the financial support from Canarias Cultura en Red and the collaboration of TVE, ICAA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival.[5]
Release[edit]
The film was presented in March 2009 at Las Palmas Film Festival.[6] It was theatrically released in Spain on 12 June 2009.[4]
Reception[edit]
The review in Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be an "appreciable" new wrinkle to the cinema of Arrebato, Buñuel's catholic anti-clericalism and Don Coscarelli's plot twists, also highlighting the performance by Torrent.[1]
The review in El Mundo rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing about a film full of flaws, generally attributable to the screenplay and, above all, to the budget shortcomings, otherwise featuring an "uneven but very entertaining story" and positively highlighting the insertion of a chapter with historical plausibility within a traditional horror story.[7]
Jordi Costa of El País considered that even if there are some predictable twists and a few missteps and the film suffers from budgetary constraints, "this story of martyrs and monstrous gods" "deserves to find its audience".[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "No-Do. Para verdaderos fans del fantastique nacional". Fotogramas. 10 June 2009.
- ^ a b c "No-Do". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b Costa, Jordi (12 June 2009). "Noticias desde el subsuelo". El País.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rueda, Luis (17 June 2009). "NO-DO, los fantasmas de El Pardo". La República Cultural.
- ^ "El 'No-Do' de Elio Quiroga llega a Los Angeles". La Provincia. Prensa Ibérica. 17 September 2009.
- ^ Jansa, Mercedes (9 March 2009). "El director Elio Quiroga descubre imágenes secretas del NO-DO". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ A.B. (16 June 2009). "Secretos paranormales". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.