Against the Wind (1990 film)

Against the Wind
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Contra el viento
Directed by	Paco Periñán
Screenplay by	Paco Periñán
Starring	Antonio Banderas Emma Suárez Bruce McGuire Rosario Flores Germán Cobos
Cinematography	Gérard de Battista
Music by	Ramón Farrán
Production company	Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión
Release dates	24 September 1990 (1990-09-24) (Zinemaldia) 12 October 1990 (1990-10-12) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Against the Wind (Spanish: Contra el viento)[1] is a 1990 Spanish incest-themed drama film written and directed by Paco Periñán which stars Antonio Banderas and Emma Suárez.

Plot

The plot tracks the resumption of the sibling incest held between Juan and his sister Ana, once Juan, living in a small village in Andalusia, faces Ana's arrival to town, thus putting aside his budding relationship with Rosario, a local woman.[2]

Cast

• Antonio Banderas as Juan[3]
• Emma Suárez as Ana[2]
• Rosario Flores as Rosario[2]
• Bruce McGuire as Petersen[4]
• Germán Cobos as Antonio[5]
• Paco Guijar as director[5]
• Rafael Díaz as Colorao[5]
• Queta Claver[6]
• Patricia Palacios as Mary[5]

Production

Footage was shot in Playa de Mónsul (Cabo de Gata)

The film is a Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL) production.[7] Shooting locations included Rodalquilar [es], Playa de Mónsul, and Níjar.[8]

Release

Selected for the 38th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection, the film was presented on 24 September 1990.[9] It was theatrically released on 12 October 1990.[10]

Reception

Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País cited the circumstance that "there is no sufficiently powerful image in the film, no situation from which it can be unequivocally deduced that when this couple [Banderas and Suárez] makes love they are violating the ancestral taboo of consanguinity" as a negative point, also pointing out that the writing resents from some loose threads that the director is not able to fully rectify later in the transfer to a visual language.[11]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1991	5th Goya Awards	Best New Director	Paco Periñán	Nominated	[12]
		Best Supporting Actress	Rosario Flores	Nominated

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1990

References

1. Slide, Anthony (2000). "Banderas, Antonio". In Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara (eds.). Actors and Actresses. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). St. James Press. p. 66. ISBN 1-55862-452-X.
2. Torres 2004, p. 269.
3. Torres, Augusto M. (2004). Directores españoles malditos. Madrid: Huerta & Fierro Editores. pp. 269–270. ISBN 84-8374-480-5.
4. Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 169. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
5. Benavent 2000, p. 169.
6. "Contra el viento". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
7. Torres 2004, p. 270.
8. Almería. Una historia de cine (PDF). 2009. p. 91.
9. "Cine andaluz en San Sebastián (1990)". Canal Sur. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
10. "Contra el viento". Sensacine. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
11. Fernández-Santos, Ángel (25 September 1990). "'Contra el viento', primera película española a concurso". El País.
12. "Contra el viento". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 9 August 2022.