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Dark Blue Almost Black

December 15, 2023

Dark Blue Almost Black (Spanish: Azuloscurocasinegro) is a 2006 Spanish drama film written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. It was Arévalo's first film. He developed the story from his 2004 short film, Física II.

Dark Blue Almost Black
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAzuloscurocasinegro
Directed byDaniel Sánchez Arévalo
Written byDaniel Sánchez Arévalo
StarringQuim Gutiérrez
Marta Etura
Raúl Arévalo
Héctor Colomé
Antonio de la Torre
CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez
Edited byJulio Peña
Music byPascal Gaigne
Release date
  • 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot edit

Jorge is a young man whose plans for the future are put on hold when his father has a stroke. For seven years, he diligently nurses his father and works as a janitor while studying part-time to get a business degree.

When Natalia, his childhood crush, returns from a stint studying abroad, Jorge begins to yearn for something better. He is desperate to find a new and better job, but finds that no one will hire him because he has experience only as a janitor.

Antonio, Jorge's older brother, soon to be released from jail, is an opportunist who has never gotten along with their father. In prison, at a theater workshop, Antonio meets Paula, a beautiful young woman in jail on drug charges. Paula has a problem because she flirted with another inmate's boyfriend. Violently harassed in jail, she wants to get pregnant in order to be moved out of harm's way into the jail's maternity ward. Antonio initially just wants to have sex with her, but soon he falls in love with Paula. He wants to help her to get pregnant, but he discovers that he is sterile.

Everything changes when Antonio gets out of prison. He plays on Jorge's good nature to get him to step in during conjugal visits and help impregnate his jailbird girlfriend, Paula. Jorge reluctantly agrees, even though it might get in the way of his long-term on-off relationship with Natalia. Meanwhile, Jorge's best friend Israel secretly photographs men visiting an erotic masseur. He finds out that his father is one of the clients and thinks that he is gay. Irritated with his father's hypocrisy, Israel initially starts anonymously blackmailing him. However, he later begins to question his own sexuality when he dares to visit the erotic masseur, following in his father's footsteps.

Jorge's relationship with Natalia becomes difficult after she tries to get him a job where she works but he is only offered a position as a janitor. Then Antonio finds out that their father has an undisclosed bank account full of money.

Jorge makes regular "face-to-face" visits to the women's prison to carry out his brother's wishes and, inevitably, begins to fall for Paula. Gradually, they develop an unusual relationship. She gets pregnant and through her, Jorge learns to stop feeling responsible for everything and finally confront his own wishes, ignoring what the world expects of him. He breaks his relationship with Natalia and decides to wait for Paula's release. The relationship of the two brothers survives Jorge's emotional involvement. Antonio fails to retrieve the money his father had in a secret bank account.

Israel confronts both of his parents and his own sexual identity, finally achieving some degree of peace. Jorge and Paula have a baby daughter. He moves from the building where he has worked and lived for so many years, finding a new job as a janitor. When Jorge thinks of escaping his dead-end life, he dreams of a suit, which is dark blue, almost black. At the end, he takes Israel's car, breaks the store window and grabs the dark blue suit.

Cast edit

Awards edit

DVD release edit

The film was released on DVD January 8, 2008 in the United States.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Premio UAAR alla mostra di Venezia 2006". 6 November 2008.

External links edit

  • Dark Blue Almost Black at IMDb

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Fisica II Dark Blue Almost BlackTheatrical release posterSpanishAzuloscurocasinegroDirected byDaniel Sanchez ArevaloWritten byDaniel Sanchez ArevaloStarringQuim GutierrezMarta EturaRaul ArevaloHector ColomeAntonio de la TorreCinematographyJuan Carlos GomezEdited byJulio PenaMusic byPascal GaigneRelease date31 March 2006 2006 03 31 Running time105 minutesCountrySpainLanguageSpanish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 DVD release 5 References 6 External linksPlot editJorge is a young man whose plans for the future are put on hold when his father has a stroke For seven years he diligently nurses his father and works as a janitor while studying part time to get a business degree When Natalia his childhood crush returns from a stint studying abroad Jorge begins to yearn for something better He is desperate to find a new and better job but finds that no one will hire him because he has experience only as a janitor Antonio Jorge s older brother soon to be released from jail is an opportunist who has never gotten along with their father In prison at a theater workshop Antonio meets Paula a beautiful young woman in jail on drug charges Paula has a problem because she flirted with another inmate s boyfriend Violently harassed in jail she wants to get pregnant in order to be moved out of harm s way into the jail s maternity ward Antonio initially just wants to have sex with her but soon he falls in love with Paula He wants to help her to get pregnant but he discovers that he is sterile Everything changes when Antonio gets out of prison He plays on Jorge s good nature to get him to step in during conjugal visits and help impregnate his jailbird girlfriend Paula Jorge reluctantly agrees even though it might get in the way of his long term on off relationship with Natalia Meanwhile Jorge s best friend Israel secretly photographs men visiting an erotic masseur He finds out that his father is one of the clients and thinks that he is gay Irritated with his father s hypocrisy Israel initially starts anonymously blackmailing him However he later begins to question his own sexuality when he dares to visit the erotic masseur following in his father s footsteps Jorge s relationship with Natalia becomes difficult after she tries to get him a job where she works but he is only offered a position as a janitor Then Antonio finds out that their father has an undisclosed bank account full of money Jorge makes regular face to face visits to the women s prison to carry out his brother s wishes and inevitably begins to fall for Paula Gradually they develop an unusual relationship She gets pregnant and through her Jorge learns to stop feeling responsible for everything and finally confront his own wishes ignoring what the world expects of him He breaks his relationship with Natalia and decides to wait for Paula s release The relationship of the two brothers survives Jorge s emotional involvement Antonio fails to retrieve the money his father had in a secret bank account Israel confronts both of his parents and his own sexual identity finally achieving some degree of peace Jorge and Paula have a baby daughter He moves from the building where he has worked and lived for so many years finding a new job as a janitor When Jorge thinks of escaping his dead end life he dreams of a suit which is dark blue almost black At the end he takes Israel s car breaks the store window and grabs the dark blue suit Cast editQuim Gutierrez as Jorge Marta Etura as Paula Antonio de la Torre as Antonio Hector Colome as Andres the father Raul Arevalo as Israel Eva Pallares as Natalia Manuel Moron as Fernando Ana Wagener as AnaAwards edit3 Goya Awards Best New Director Best Supporting Actor De la Torre Best New Actor Quim Gutierrez Venice Film Festival Label Europa Cinemas Award UAAR Award Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival EurAsia Grand Prix Brian Award at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival 1 DVD release editThe film was released on DVD January 8 2008 in the United States citation needed References edit Premio UAAR alla mostra di Venezia 2006 6 November 2008 External links editDark Blue Almost Black at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dark Blue Almost Black amp oldid 1112688462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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