The Man from Rome
| The Man from Rome | |
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| Spanish | La piel del tambor |
| Directed by | Sergio Dow |
| Screenplay by | Carmen López Sergio Dow |
| Based on | La piel del tambor by Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
| Produced by | Enrique Cerezo |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aitor Mantxola |
| Edited by | Miguel Ángel Prieto Pablo Blanco |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
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| Language | English |
The Man from Rome (Spanish: La piel del tambor) is a 2022 thriller film directed by Sergio Dow, being an adaptation of the novel by Arturo Pérez Reverte. It stars Richard Armitage, Amaia Salamanca, Fionnula Flanagan, Franco Nero and Paul Guilfoyle.
Plot[edit]
The plot tracks Father Quart, a priest investigating a hacker infiltration into the Vatican.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Richard Armitage as Father Quart[2]
- Amaia Salamanca as Macarena Bruner[2]
- Fionnula Flanagan as Cruz Bruner[2]
- Franco Nero[3] as the Pope
- Paul Guilfoyle as Monsignor Spada[2]
- Rodolfo Sancho as Pencho Gavira[4]
- Paul Freeman as Father Príamo Ferro[2]
- Alicia Borrachero as Gris Marsala[2]
- Féodor Atkine as Cardenal Iwaszkiewicz[4]
- Will Keen[5]
- Jorge Sanz[5]
- Carlos Cuevas[5]
- Unax Ugalde[5]
- Víctor Mallarino[6]
Production[edit]
The Man from Rome is an adaptation of the Arturo Pérez Reverte's 1995 novel La piel del tambor,[7] which had already spawned a 2007 television adaptation, Quart, starring Roberto Enríquez and Ana Álvarez.[1]
A Spanish-Italian-Colombian co-production, the film is a Piel del tambor AIE (Enrique Cerezo PC), Fundación Enic Producciones and Augusto Color SRL production, with the participation of Amazon Prime Video and RTVE.[2] Principal photography in Spain and Italy had already wrapped in February 2022.[3] Shooting locations in Seville included the Plaza de San Francisco.[8] Aitor Mantxola worked as a cinematographer whereas Pablo Blanco and Miguel Ángel Prieto took over film editing.[9] Roque Baños composed the music.[9]
Release[edit]
The film had a pre-screening in Seville on 13 October 2022.[10] It was theatrically released in Spain on 21 October 2022.[11]
Reception[edit]
Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, considering that the film is conceived as a "stiff, superficial and formulaic entertainment for sleepy audiences, a cinema of automatic manners, [with] cliché characters and [a] second-rate international cast".[12]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 75 points ("good"), deeming the film to be "very enjoyable and easier to digest than the novel it is based on".[5]
Oti Rodríguez Marchante of ABC rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising the ability to fit all the novel's plots, subplots and characters into just an hour and a half of footage.[4]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Unax Ugalde | Nominated | [13] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "La película de 'La piel del tambor' ya se rueda entre Sevilla, Madrid y Roma". El Periódico de Aragón. 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "'La piel del tambor': Amaia Salamanca protagoniza la nueva adaptación de Arturo Pérez Reverte". Fotogramas. 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (8 February 2022). "German Outfit Palatin Media Launches Sales On Richard Armitage Pic 'The Man From Rome' – EFM". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ a b c Rodríguez Marchante, Oti (21 October 2022). "Crítica 'La piel del tambor': Agente Quart, al servicio de Su Santidad". abcplay – via ABC.
- ^ a b c d e Hernández Luján, Raquel (19 October 2022). "Crítica de La piel del tambor, la adaptación de la novela de Pérez-Reverte". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ "Primeras imágenes de 'La piel del tambor', la adaptación del clásico de Arturo Pérez-Reverte". ABC. 10 October 2022.
- ^ Boquerini (25 November 2021). "'La piel del tambor', nueva adaptación de Pérez-Reverte". El Correo. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Guzmán, María José (6 October 2021). "Sevilla acoge el rodaje de una versión para el cine de 'La piel del tambor'". Diario de Sevilla.
- ^ a b "The Man from Rome". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ González Barba, Andrés (14 October 2022). "Sevilla, un inmenso plató natural para el rodaje de 'La piel del tambor'". ABC.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (17 August 2022). "'La piel del tambor': Amaia Salamanca protagoniza la nueva adaptación de Arturo Pérez Reverte". Fotogramas.
- ^ Lombardo, Manuel J. (21 October 2022). "Radionovela de 'film commission'". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
- ^ Aller, María (14 March 2023). "Premios Unión de Actores 2023: 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las películas más premiadas". Fotogramas.
- 2022 films
- 2020s Spanish films
- 2020s Italian films
- Spanish thriller films
- Italian thriller films
- Colombian thriller films
- Films scored by Roque Baños
- Films shot in the province of Seville
- Films shot in Italy
- Films based on Spanish novels
- 2020s English-language films
- Enrique Cerezo PC films
- Religious thriller films
- Films based on works by Arturo Pérez-Reverte