The Violet Look

La mirada violeta is a 2004 Spanish film directed by Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz which stars Cayetana Guillén Cuervo.

Plot

The plot follows the plight of Violeta, torn between a stable relationship with Ari and an active and varied sexual life.

Production

The screenplay was penned by the helmers Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz, rewriting an early draft by Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Daniela Fejerman, and. The film is Mundo Ficción and Violeta Films production. It was shot in Madrid in the Summer of 2003. It boasted a €1.3 million budget.

Release

The film opened the 7th Málaga Film Festival on 23 April 2004. Distributed by Columbia TriStar Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 2004.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that "the overlong, dialogue-heavy pic remains monotone, with Guillen struggling but failing to make her charmless anti-heroine appealing".