El método (2005)

Director:

Marcelo Piñeyro

Writers:

Jordi Galcerán (play)
Mateo Gil (screenplay)
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Release Date:

23 September 2005 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Reading | Lie | Wrath | Wet | Disappointment

Awards:

10 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Eduardo Noriega	...	Carlos
Najwa Nimri	...	Nieves
Eduard Fernández	...	Fernando
Pablo Echarri	...	Ricardo
Ernesto Alterio	...	Enrique
Natalia Verbeke	...	Montse
Adriana Ozores	...	Ana
Carmelo Gómez	...	Julio

Directed by
Marcelo Piñeyro

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jordi Galcerán		play
Mateo Gil		screenplay
Marcelo Piñeyro		screenplay

Produced by
Ricardo García Arrojo	....	executive producer
Gerardo Herrero	....	producer
Francisco Ramos	....	producer
Alicia Telleria	....	line producer

Original Music by
Frédéric Bégin
Phil Electric

Cinematography by
Alfredo F. Mayo

Film Editing by
Iván Aledo

Production Design by
Verónica Toledo

Costume Design by
Verónica Toledo

Makeup Department
Imma Pérez	....	hair stylist
José Quetglás	....	hair stylist
José Quetglás	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ion Collar	....	third assistant director
David Pareja	....	second assistant director
Javier Petit	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Polo Aledo	....	sound
Nicolas de Poulpiquet	....	sound re-recording mixer assistant
Eduardo Esquide	....	sound
Carlos Garrido	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Óscar Perea Marcos	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Federico Fernández	....	camera operator
David Fernández	....	first assistant camera
Iñigo Olea	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amaya Arzuaga	....	wardrobe
Armand Basi	....	wardrobe

Other crew
Miguel Cohan	....	assistant to director

Production Companies

• Tornasol Films
• Arena Films
• Cattleya
• Alquimia Cinema

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• CTV International (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• On Pictures (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Palm Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Divisa Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• MG Film (2006) (Croatia) (all media)
• Palm Pictures (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Vivarto (2007) (Poland) (all media)
• WVG Medien GmbH (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

El método Grönholm (Spain) (working title)
The Method (USA) (new title)
A módszer (Hungary) [hu]
Die Methode - El Método (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
La méthode (France) [fr]
Metoda (Poland) [pl]
Metoden (Denmark) [da]
O Método (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
O Que Você Faria? (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Argentina | Spain | Italy

Language:

Spanish | English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Spain:13 | Brazil:18 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | UK:15 | Denmark:15 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Tornasol Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Julio ask others if they have the same message in their computer screens, they answer no. In the next take its clearly seen that the message appears in all computer screens.

Excellent movie

This movie tells us about a group of people that are gathered at the premises of a company in order to take part in a selection process for an executive job. Soon they will realise that they're not attending a conventional group-interview.

One of the assets of this movie is the cast, with a bunch of the best actors and actresses of the moment in Spain and Argentina. They had a good movie to show their talents, and they have done it. Particularly surprising was the acting of Eduard Fernández. Although with a good acting record, he was a complete unknown to me. However, his incarnation of the disgusting 'macho ibérico' was extremely realistic and natural. Ernesto Alterio shows us once more that he's able to convincingly play any role. One just have to compare his Antonio in 'Días de Fútbol' (Football Days) with the nervous Enrique of this movie. Outstanding, I think. On the other hand, I dislike Noriega and Verbeke.

The movie as a whole is developed coherently and in a dynamic line, it will catch your interest from the beginning. Only two negative points, however. Although I'm not a puritan at all, I think that the sex scenes were unnecessary. I also disliked the final sight of the street, I think it was completely exaggerated, but that's just a detail.