The Hold-Up

The Hold-Up
The Hold-Up
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	El palo
Directed by	Eva Lesmes
Screenplay by	Luis Marías
Produced by	César Benítez
Starring	Adriana Ozores; Malena Alterio; Maribel Verdú; Carmen Maura;
Cinematography	Gonzalo F. Berridi
Edited by	Mª Elena Sáinz de Rozas
Music by	Manuel Villalta
Production; company	BocaBoca Producciones
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Films de España
Release date	4 May 2001;
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Hold-Up (Spanish: El palo) is a 2001 Spanish heist comedy film directed by Eva Lesmes [es] from a screenplay by Luis Marías [eu] which stars Adriana Ozores, Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, and Carmen Maura.

Plot

The plot follows an attempt of bank heist pulled by four women (including a cleaner working in the target bank, a pregnant hairdresser, and a street urchin).^[1]

Cast

Adriana Ozores as Lola^[2]
Malena Alterio as Pecholata^[2]
Maribel Verdú as Silvia^[2]
Carmen Maura as Mayte^[2]
Jaime Pujol [es] as Gustavo^[1]
Juan Gea [es] as bank's manager^[1]
Joaquín Climent as Enrique^[3]
Antonia Martínez as the grandmother^[3]
Alejandro Sigüenza [es] as Daniel^[3]
Diana Palazón [es]^[4]

Production

The screenplay was written by Luis Marías [eu].^[5] 1962 comedy Atraco a las tres was an inspiration for The Hold-Up.^[1] The film, Eva Lesmes' sophomore feature, was produced by Bocaboca in association with Telecinco.^[6]^[5]

Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar,^[1] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 4 May 2001.^[2]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be an "engaging femme comedy built around an unlikely bank heist" confirming helmer's talent for comedy.^[1]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2002	16th Goya Awards	Best New Actress	Malena Alterio	Nominated	^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Holland, Jonathan (8 June 2001). "The Hold-Up". Variety.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Eva Lesmes dirige 'El Palo', un film protagonizado por Carmen Maura, Maribel Verdú, Adriana Ozores y Malena Alterio". Europa Press. 4 May 2001.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hold-up" (PDF). ARTE Magazine (51). ARTE France: 12. 20 November 2003. ISSN 1168-6707.
^ "El palo". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
^ ^a ^b "'El palo', de Eva Lesmes, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 29 November 2021.
^ "Cuatro mujeres dan un cómico atraco en la película 'El palo'". El País. 4 May 2001.
^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 285, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

[holland-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Holland, Jonathan (8 June 2001). "The Hold-Up". Variety.

[ep-2] "Eva Lesmes dirige 'El Palo', un film protagonizado por Carmen Maura, Maribel Verdú, Adriana Ozores y Malena Alterio". Europa Press. 4 May 2001.

[arte-3] "Hold-up" (PDF). ARTE Magazine (51). ARTE France: 12. 20 November 2003. ISSN 1168-6707.

[fotogramas-4] "El palo". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.

[10min-5] "'El palo', de Eva Lesmes, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 29 November 2021.

[6] "Cuatro mujeres dan un cómico atraco en la película 'El palo'". El País. 4 May 2001.

[7] Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 285, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

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The Hold-Up

Plot

Cast

Production

Release

Reception

Accolades

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References

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