My Big Night
My Big Night (Spanish: Mi Gran Noche) is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, who also co-wrote it with Jorge Guerricaechevarría. The film's world premiere was at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival[1] and it premiered in Spain on 23 October 2015.[2]
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| Directed by | Álex de la Iglesia |
| Produced by | Enrique Cerezo |
| Written by | Álex de la Iglesia Jorge Guerricaechevarría |
| Starring | Raphael Mario Casas Blanca Suárez Pepón Nieto |
| Music by | Joan Valent |
| Cinematography | Ángel Amorós |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | €4 million |
| Box office | €11.8 million |
Plot
José (Pepón Nieto) has been sent by the employment agency as an extra for the taping of a New Year's Eve television special (four months in advance) in an industrial pavilion just outside Madrid. Hundreds of people like him are locked there for weeks, applauding for musical performances they don't actually see and celebrating the false arrival of the new year. As he's starting to fall for his dinner companion Paloma (Blanca Suárez), he doesn't know two major clashes of egos are unfolding backstage.
On the one hand, veteran crooner Alphonso (Raphael in a self-parodist role) comes face to face with his bitter rival, Latin pop sensation Adanne (Mario Casas) as both of them are determined to get the most watched performance of the night. On the other hand, the two co-hosts of the show can't stand each other and fight over the trust of the producer Benítez (Santiago Segura), who is aware the channel is struggling to avoid its closure.
Cast[3]
- Raphael as Alphonso
- Mario Casas as Adanne
- Pepón Nieto as José
- Blanca Suárez as Paloma
- Hugo Silva as Roberto
- Carlos Areces as Yuri
- Jaime Ordóñez as Óscar
- Luis Callejo as the floor manager
- Carolina Bang as Cristina
- Carmen Machi as Rosa
- Carmen Ruiz as Amparo
- Santiago Segura as Benítez
- Enrique Villén as Soriano
- Antonio Velázquez as Antonio
Awards and nominations
| Awards | Category | Nominated | Result |
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| III Premios Feroz | Best Comedy | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mario Casas | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Blanca Suárez | Nominated | |
| Best Trailer | Nominated | ||
| 30th Goya Awards | Best Art Direction | Arturo García "Biaffra" and José Luis Arrizabalaga "Arri" | Nominated |
| Best Sound | David Rodríguez, Nicolás de Poulpiquet and Sergio Bürmann | Nominated | |
| Best Special Effects | Curro Muñoz and Juan R. Molina | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Paola Torres | Nominated | |
References
- "My Big Night Mi Gran Noche". World Premiere. Toronto International Film Festival. 2015. Retrieved January 2016.
Please note that this film was previously known as My Great Night
Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Ruiz Lopera, Hernán (13 August 2015). "Mi gran noche, tráiler de lo nuevo de Álex de la Iglesia". IGN España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "Reparto Mi gran noche (2015)". eCartelera. Retrieved 3 November 2015.