| Heart of the Warrior | |
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| Spanish | El corazón del guerrero |
| Directed by | Daniel Monzón |
| Written by | Daniel Monzón |
| Produced by | Gerardo Herrero |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Carles Gusi |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | 500 million ₧ |
Heart of the Warrior (Spanish: El corazón del guerrero) is a 2000 Spanish action-adventure film directed and written by Daniel Monzón, which stars Fernando Ramallo, Joel Joan and Neus Asensi, also featuring Santiago Segura, Adrià Collado, and Javier Aller, among others.
Plot[edit]
Playing with Don Quixote tropes, the plot follows the story of Ramón, a teen from Madrid obsessed with sword and sorcery fiction. Ramón creates an alternative self as the warrior Beldar, who partners with warrior princess Sonya.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Fernando Ramallo as Ramón.[2]
- Joel Joan as Beldar.[2]
- Neus Asensi as Sonya.[2]
- Santiago Segura as Netheril.[3]
- Adrià Collado[4]
- Javier Aller[4]
- Jaime Barnatán[4]
- Adolfo Fernández[4]
- Luis Tosar[4]
- Arturo Valls[5]
Production[edit]
It is Monzón's debut film.[6] He also wrote it. Gerardo Herrero took over production duties.[7] A Tornasol Films and Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión production,[8] the film had a 500 million peseta budget.[7][9] The score was composed by Roque Baños.[10] Filming took 11 weeks.[7]
Release[edit]
The film was screened in Lanzarote in December 1999 during a film industry meeting with European distributors.[7] It was theatrically released in Spain on 21 January 2000.
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Daniel Monzón | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Production Supervision | Tino Pont | Nominated |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ Pardo García 2011, pp. 237, 242.
- ^ a b c Pardo García 2011, p. 242.
- ^ Sánchez, Sergi (11 July 1999). ""La realidad es mentira"". El Cultural.
- ^ a b c d e "El corazón del guerrero". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ^ "Valls, Arturo". Diccionario del Audiovisual Valenciano. Institut Valencià de Cultura. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "El corazón del guerrero triunfa en el Festival de Cine Fantástico de Montreal". Libertad Digital. 2 August 2001.
- ^ a b c d García, Rocío (18 December 1999). "El crítico Daniel Monzón debuta en el cine con una historia de hechizos, fantasías y realidades". El País.
- ^ a b "El corazón del guerrero" (in Spanish). Premios Goya. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Obiols, Isabel (12 January 2000). "Daniel Monzón debuta con el filme fantástico "El corazón del guerrero"". El País.
- ^ Radigales & Fraile Prieto 2011, p. 260.
- Bibliography
- Pardo García, Pedro Javier (2011). "Cine, literatura y mito: Don Quijote en el cine, más allá de la adaptación". Arbor. 187 (748). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. doi:10.3989/arbor.2011.748n2004. hdl:10366/126675.
- Radigales, Jaume; Fraile Prieto, Teresa (2011). "Historias locales, música global. Marcas sonoras en los últimos géneros del cine español" (PDF). Ciencia y Sociedad. 24 (2). Pamplona: Universidad de Navarra: 253–267.