The Violet Look

The Violet Look
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	La mirada violeta
Directed by	Nacho Pérez de la Paz Jesús Ruiz
Screenplay by	Nacho Pérez de la Paz Jesús Ruiz
Story by	Nacho Pérez de la Paz Jesús Ruiz
Based on	an original story by by Daniela Fejerman, Inés París, and Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Starring	Cayetana Guillén Cuervo Roberto Enríquez Isabel Ordaz Julieta Serrano Asier Etxeandia Aida Folch Nilo Mur Luis Hostalot Alberto Jiménez Adrià Collado Chisco Amado Mariví Bilbao Gemma Cuervo
Cinematography	Aitor Mantxola
Edited by	Fernando Pardo
Production companies	Mundo Ficción Violeta Films
Distributed by	Columbia Tristar Films de España
Release dates	23 April 2004 (2004-04-23) (Málaga) 30 April 2004 (2004-04-30) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

La mirada violeta is a 2004 Spanish film directed by Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz which stars Cayetana Guillén Cuervo.

Plot

The plot follows the plight of Violeta, torn between a stable relationship with Ari and an active and varied sexual life.

Cast

• Cayetana Guillén Cuervo as Violeta[1]
• Roberto Enríquez as Iván[1]
• Isabel Ordaz as Berta[2]
• Julieta Serrano as Violeta's mother[3]
• Asier Etxeandia as Sergio[1]
• Aida Folch as Sofía[1]
• Nilo Mur [ca] as Andrés[1]
• Luis Hostalot[4]
• Alberto Jiménez as Ari[2]
• Adrià Collado[4]
• Chisco Amado [es] as Raúl[1]
• Mariví Bilbao[4]
• Gemma Cuervo[4]

Production

The screenplay was penned by the helmers Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz,[1] rewriting an early draft by Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Daniela Fejerman, and Inés París [es].[5] The film is Mundo Ficción and Violeta Films production.[1] It was shot in Madrid in the Summer of 2003.[5] It boasted a €1.3 million budget.[5]

Release

The film opened the 7th Málaga Film Festival on 23 April 2004.[2] Distributed by Columbia TriStar Spain,[1] it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 2004.[6]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that "the overlong, dialogue-heavy pic remains monotone, with Guillen struggling but failing to make her charmless anti-heroine appealing".[1]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2004

References

1. Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2004). "The Violet Look". Variety.
2. Viúdez, Juana (24 April 2004). "'La mirada violeta' aborda las exigencias sociales de la treintena". El País.
3. "Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, una mujer infiel en 'La mirada Violeta'". El Mundo. 29 April 2004.
4. "La mirada violeta". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
5. Pando, Juan (23 April 2004). "La coleccionista de hombres". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
6. "La mirada violeta". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.