THE LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

1998 - Spain - 107 min. - Feature, Color

Los Amantes Del Circulo Polar (Original Foreign title)

Director - Julio Medem

Sound by Dolby

Produced by Alicia Productions / Bailando en la Luna / Canal Plus / Canal Plus España / Sogepaq / Sogetel

Release Apr 9, 1999 (USA)

Released by Fine Line Features

PLOT SYNOPSIS:

Julio Medem directed this romantic Spanish drama with location scenes in Finland. School children Ana (Sara Valiente) and Otto (Peru Medem) are brought together when a paper airplane flown from a window by Otto unites Ana's mother Olga (Maru Valdiviesio) with Otto's father Alvaro (Nancho Novo). After this encounter, Olga and Alvaro fall in love - with the result that Alvaro leaves Otto's German mother Ula (Beate Jensen). To be near Ana, Otto begins living with Alvaro and Olga. Ana believes that Otto harbors the soul of her dead father. As adolescents, Otto (Fele Martinez) and Ana (Najwa Nimri) share a kiss over a book opened to a passage about the Arctic Circle, and they often sleep together. Otto is grief-stricken by the death of his mother - partially due to his leaving her for Ana. Shown at 1998 film festivals (Venice, Toronto). - Bhob Stewart

CAST:

Najwa Nimri - Ana

Fele Martinez - Otto

Nancho Novo - Alvaro

Maru Valdivielso - Olga

Peru Medem - Otto as a Child

Sara Valiente - Ana as a Child

Beate Jensen - Ula

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Julio Medem - Director / Screenwriter

Fernando Bovaira - Producer

Enrique Lopez Lavigne - Producer

Gonzalo Berridi - Cinematographer

Alberto Iglesias - Composer (Music Score)

Ivan Aledo - Editor

Satur Idarreta - Art Director

Polo Aledo - Sound/Sound Designer

Ivan Marin - Sound/Sound Designer

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Map of the Human Heart (1993, Vincent Ward)

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Tierra (1996, Julio Medem)

Tiera (1996, Julio Medem)

Vacas (1992, Julio Medem)

La Ardilla Roja (1993, Julio Medem)

Hola, Estas Sola? (1995, Iciar Bollain)

A Ciegas (1997, Daniel Calparsoro)

Open Your Eyes (1997, Alejandro Amenábar)

Frontera Sur (1998, Gerardo Herrero)