The Man from Rome
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.
| 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 Pierfrancesco Fiorenza |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aitor Mantxola |
| Edited by | Miguel Ángel Prieto Pablo Blanco |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
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| Language | English |
Plot
The plot tracks Father Quart, a priest investigating a hacker infiltration into the Vatican.[1]
Cast
- 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
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
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
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
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Unax Ugalde | Nominated | [13] |
See also
References
- "La película de 'La piel del tambor' ya se rueda entre Sevilla, Madrid y Roma". El Periódico de Aragón. 20 October 2021.
- "'La piel del tambor': Amaia Salamanca protagoniza la nueva adaptación de Arturo Pérez Reverte". Fotogramas. 20 October 2021.
- Wiseman, Andreas (8 February 2022). "German Outfit Palatin Media Launches Sales On Richard Armitage Pic 'The Man From Rome' – EFM". Deadline Hollywood.
- Rodríguez Marchante, Oti (21 October 2022). "Crítica 'La piel del tambor': Agente Quart, al servicio de Su Santidad". abcplay – via ABC.
- 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.
- Guzmán, María José (6 October 2021). "Sevilla acoge el rodaje de una versión para el cine de 'La piel del tambor'". Diario de Sevilla.
- "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.