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{{short description|2002 film}}
{{short description|2002 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|El viaje de Carol|nolink=yes}}
| name = Carol's Journey
| image =
| image = Carol's Journey poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Imanol Uribe]]
| director = [[Imanol Uribe]]
| screenplay = {{ubl|Ángel García Roldán|Imanol Uribe}}
| writer =
| based_on = {{Based on|''A boca de noche''|Ángel García Roldán}}
| producer =
| producer = {{ubl|Andrés Santana|Fernando Bovaira}}
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| starring = [[Clara Lago]]<br>[[Juan José Ballesta]]
| editing = [[Teresa Font]]
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| cinematography =
| starring = {{Plain list|
| music =
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* [[Clara Lago]]
| country = Spain, Portugal<ref>https://www.berlinale.de/external/de/filmarchiv/doku_pdf/20030124.pdf</ref>
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* [[Juan José Ballesta]]
* [[Álvaro de Luna (actor)|Álvaro de Luna]]
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* [[María Barranco]]
* [[Carmelo Gómez]]
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* [[Rosa María Sardá|Rosa Mª Sardá]]
}}
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| cinematography = Gonzalo F. Berridi
| music = Bingen Mendizábal
| country = {{ubl|Spain|Portugal}}
| language = Spanish
| language = Spanish
| runtime = 104 minutes
| runtime = 104 minutes
| distributor = Sogepaq
| released = {{Film date|2002|09|06|df=yes}}
| released = {{Film date|2002|09|06|df=yes|Spain}}
| studio = {{ubl|[[Sogecine]]|Aiete|Ariane Films}}
}}
}}
'''''Carol's Journey''''' ({{lang-es|El viaje de Carol}}) is a 2002 Spanish drama film directed by [[Imanol Uribe]], about a Spanish-American girl's visit to her family's hometown during the Spanish Civil War
'''''Carol's Journey''''' ({{lang-es|'''El viaje de Carol'''|links=no}}) is a 2002 Spanish-Portuguese drama film directed by [[Imanol Uribe]] which stars [[Clara Lago]] and [[Juan José Ballesta]] alongside [[Álvaro de Luna (actor)|Álvaro de Luna]], [[María Barranco]], [[Carmelo Gómez]] and [[Rosa María Sardá]]. The plot concerns a Spanish-American girl's visit to her family's hometown during the Spanish Civil War.


==Plot summary==
==Plot ==
12 year-old Carol and her mother Aurora visit their family's hometown in Spain, during the Civil War in 1938. It is Carol's first time in the country, as she grew up in New York in the United States. Her American father, Robert, is fighting in the frontlines as a pilot with the International Brigade. Aurora keeps in touch with her husband by writing letters, which are carried to the frontlines by a Portuguese smuggler.
12 year-old Carol and her mother Aurora visit their family's hometown in Spain, during the [[Spanish Civil War|Civil War]] in 1938. It is Carol's first time in the country, as she grew up in New York in the United States. Her American father, Robert, is fighting in the frontlines as a pilot with the [[International Brigades|International Brigade]]. Aurora keeps in touch with her husband by writing letters, which are carried to the frontlines by a Portuguese smuggler.


Aurora's family is conservative and middle-class; her and Carol's liberal American manners bring culture shock to the community, especially to the Catholic clergy. In a visit to her former teacher and best friend Maruja, Aurora reveals that she is seriously ill, and that she in fact came home to die.
Aurora's family is conservative and middle-class; her and Carol's liberal American manners bring culture shock to the community, especially to the Catholic clergy. In a visit to her former teacher and best friend Maruja, Aurora reveals that she is seriously ill, and that she in fact came home to die.
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After her mother passes away, Carol asks her grandfather, Don Amalio, to keep it secret from her father so as not to add to his worries. She also convinces Maruja to write letters to Robert in her mother's name. Carol goes to live with her aunt Dolores and cousin Blanca; she befriends three local boys, including Tomiche, with whom she is attracted romantically.
After her mother passes away, Carol asks her grandfather, Don Amalio, to keep it secret from her father so as not to add to his worries. She also convinces Maruja to write letters to Robert in her mother's name. Carol goes to live with her aunt Dolores and cousin Blanca; she befriends three local boys, including Tomiche, with whom she is attracted romantically.


After Madrid falls and the Republican faction is defeated in the war, Don Amalio, who is the only Republican sympathizer in a family supportive of General Franco, is forced to burn his pro-Republican books. Robert sneaks home, and Carol is overjoyed to see her father again. The local authorities immediately search Don Amalio's house for the fugitive. In the pursuit, Tomiche, whom Carol wanted to introduce to her father, is accidentally shot and killed.
After [[Battle of Madrid|Madrid falls]] and the [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican faction]] is defeated in the war, Don Amalio, who is the only Republican sympathizer in a family supportive of [[General Franco]], is forced to burn his pro-Republican books. Robert sneaks home, and Carol is overjoyed to see her father again. The local authorities immediately search Don Amalio's house for the fugitive. In the pursuit, Tomiche, whom Carol wanted to introduce to her father, is accidentally shot and killed.


In the epilogue, Carol returns to New York to her paternal grandparents' care. Don Amalio expresses hope that Carol's father, who has been taken prisoner, would suffer only a few months in jail at worst, being a citizen of the influential United States. In the car ride on the way to the port, Carol's surviving friends catch up on their bikes to say farewell; she imagines Tomiche with them, saying goodbye as well.
In the epilogue, Carol returns to New York to her paternal grandparents' care. Don Amalio expresses hope that Carol's father, who has been taken prisoner, would suffer only a few months in jail at worst, being a citizen of the influential United States. In the car ride on the way to the port, Carol's surviving friends catch up on their bikes to say farewell; she imagines Tomiche with them, saying goodbye as well.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
{{Cast listing|
* [[Clara Lago]] as Carol<ref>{{Cite book|title=La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003)|first=José María|last=Caparrós Lera|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wJ8Hoa5FDEC&pg=PA207|page=207|location=Tres Cantos|publisher=[[Ediciones Akal]]|year=2005|isbn=978-84-460-2414-9}}</ref>
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* [[Clara Lago]] as Carol
* [[Juan José Ballesta]] as Tomiche
* [[Juan José Ballesta]] as Tomiche{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
* [[María Barranco]] as Aurora{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
*
* [[Ben Temple]] as Robert{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
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* [[María Barranco]] as Aurora
* [[Rosa María Sardá]] as Maruja{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
* Ben Temple as Robert
* {{ill|Lucina Gil|es}} as Dolores{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
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* [[Rosa María Sardá]] as Maruja
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* Luna McGill as Blanca{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
* Lucina Gil as Dolores
* [[Álvaro de Luna (actor)|Álvaro de Luna]] as Amalio{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
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* Luna McGill as Blanca
* [[Carmelo Gómez]] as Adrián{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
* Daniel Retuerto{{Sfn|Pablo|2003|p=193}}
* Andrés de la Cruz{{Sfn|Pablo|2003|p=193}}
* Ana Villa as Chana{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}
* Alberto Jiménez as Alfonsoc
}}
}}

== Production ==
An adaptation of Ángel García Roldán's novel ''A boca de noche'',{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}} the screenplay was penned by Ángel García Roldán and Imanol Uribe; other crew responsibilities were entrusted to {{ill|Gonzalo F. Berridi|ca}} (cinematography), [[Teresa Font]] (film editing) and Bingen Mendizábal (music).<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/11502135.pdf|issn=1137-4438|title=Memoria histórica|journal=Ikusgaiak|volume=6|year=2003|pages=193–195|first=Santiago de|last=Pablo}}</ref> Andrés Santana and Fernando Bovaira were credited as producers.{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}} A Spanish-Portuguese co-production (90%–10%),<ref>{{Cite book|title=6º Congresso SOPCOM|via=[[University of Seville|Universidad de Sevilla]]|year=2009|chapter-url=https://idus.us.es/bitstream/handle/11441/29266/367-432-2-PB.pdf;jsessionid=4AA5FBF6DED0D301F8DA8989CA63055C?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|page=2908|chapter=Las coproducciones cinematográficas hispano-lusas ante el siglo XXI: políticas económico-culturales de apoyo a la cooperación empresarial en materia de producción cinematográfica entre España y Portugal|first1=Francisco Javier|last1=Gómez Pérez|first2=Ramón|last2=Navarrete-Galiano|first3=José Patricio|last3=Pérez Rufí}}</ref> the film was produced by [[Sogecine]] and Aiete-Ariane Films.{{Sfn|Pablo|2003|p=193}} It was shot in [[Cantabria]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] and [[Portugal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2002/09/03/cine/1031064236.html|date=5 September 2022|title=Imanol Uribe muestra su sensibilidad a través de los ojos de una niña en 'El viaje de Carol'|website=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]}}</ref><ref name="holland">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/carol-s-journey-1200546614/#!|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Jonathan|last=Holland|title=Carol's Journey|date=27 August 2002}}</ref>

== Release ==
Distributed by Sogepac,<ref name="holland" /> the film was theatrically released in Spain on 6 September 2002.{{Sfn|Pablo|2003|p=193}}{{Sfn|Caparrós Lera|2005|p=207}}

== Accolades ==
{{Awards table|5}}
|-
| align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 2003 || rowspan = "3" | [[17th Goya Awards]] || [[Goya Award for Best New Actress|Best New Actress]] || Clara Lago || {{nom}} || rowspan = "3" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/el-viaje-de-carol|website=[[Goya Awards|premiosgoya.com]]|publisher=[[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España]]|title=El viaje de Carol|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Production Supervision|Best Production Supervision]] || Andrés Santana || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] || Lena Mossum || {{nom}}
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Spanish films of 2002]]
* [[List of Portuguese films of 2002]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Revision as of 20:41, 12 March 2024

Carol's Journey
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl viaje de Carol
Directed byImanol Uribe
Screenplay by
  • Ángel García Roldán
  • Imanol Uribe
Based onA boca de noche
by Ángel García Roldán
Produced by
  • Andrés Santana
  • Fernando Bovaira
Starring
CinematographyGonzalo F. Berridi
Edited byTeresa Font
Music byBingen Mendizábal
Production
companies
Distributed bySogepaq
Release date
  • 6 September 2002 (2002-09-06) (Spain)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Portugal
LanguageSpanish

Carol's Journey (Template:Lang-es) is a 2002 Spanish-Portuguese drama film directed by Imanol Uribe which stars Clara Lago and Juan José Ballesta alongside Álvaro de Luna, María Barranco, Carmelo Gómez and Rosa María Sardá. The plot concerns a Spanish-American girl's visit to her family's hometown during the Spanish Civil War.

Plot

12 year-old Carol and her mother Aurora visit their family's hometown in Spain, during the Civil War in 1938. It is Carol's first time in the country, as she grew up in New York in the United States. Her American father, Robert, is fighting in the frontlines as a pilot with the International Brigade. Aurora keeps in touch with her husband by writing letters, which are carried to the frontlines by a Portuguese smuggler.

Aurora's family is conservative and middle-class; her and Carol's liberal American manners bring culture shock to the community, especially to the Catholic clergy. In a visit to her former teacher and best friend Maruja, Aurora reveals that she is seriously ill, and that she in fact came home to die.

After her mother passes away, Carol asks her grandfather, Don Amalio, to keep it secret from her father so as not to add to his worries. She also convinces Maruja to write letters to Robert in her mother's name. Carol goes to live with her aunt Dolores and cousin Blanca; she befriends three local boys, including Tomiche, with whom she is attracted romantically.

After Madrid falls and the Republican faction is defeated in the war, Don Amalio, who is the only Republican sympathizer in a family supportive of General Franco, is forced to burn his pro-Republican books. Robert sneaks home, and Carol is overjoyed to see her father again. The local authorities immediately search Don Amalio's house for the fugitive. In the pursuit, Tomiche, whom Carol wanted to introduce to her father, is accidentally shot and killed.

In the epilogue, Carol returns to New York to her paternal grandparents' care. Don Amalio expresses hope that Carol's father, who has been taken prisoner, would suffer only a few months in jail at worst, being a citizen of the influential United States. In the car ride on the way to the port, Carol's surviving friends catch up on their bikes to say farewell; she imagines Tomiche with them, saying goodbye as well.

Cast

Production

An adaptation of Ángel García Roldán's novel A boca de noche,[2] the screenplay was penned by Ángel García Roldán and Imanol Uribe; other crew responsibilities were entrusted to Gonzalo F. Berridi [ca] (cinematography), Teresa Font (film editing) and Bingen Mendizábal (music).[4] Andrés Santana and Fernando Bovaira were credited as producers.[2] A Spanish-Portuguese co-production (90%–10%),[5] the film was produced by Sogecine and Aiete-Ariane Films.[3] It was shot in Cantabria, Galicia and Portugal.[6][7]

Release

Distributed by Sogepac,[7] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 6 September 2002.[3][2]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2003 17th Goya Awards Best New Actress Clara Lago Nominated [8]
Best Production Supervision Andrés Santana Nominated
Best Costume Design Lena Mossum Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 207. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 207.
  3. ^ a b c d Pablo 2003, p. 193.
  4. ^ Pablo, Santiago de (2003). "Memoria histórica" (PDF). Ikusgaiak. 6: 193–195. ISSN 1137-4438.
  5. ^ Gómez Pérez, Francisco Javier; Navarrete-Galiano, Ramón; Pérez Rufí, José Patricio (2009). "Las coproducciones cinematográficas hispano-lusas ante el siglo XXI: políticas económico-culturales de apoyo a la cooperación empresarial en materia de producción cinematográfica entre España y Portugal". 6º Congresso SOPCOM. p. 2908 – via Universidad de Sevilla.
  6. ^ "Imanol Uribe muestra su sensibilidad a través de los ojos de una niña en 'El viaje de Carol'". El Mundo. 5 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (27 August 2002). "Carol's Journey". Variety.
  8. ^ "El viaje de Carol". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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