Danube Hotel (Spanish: Hotel Danubio)[1] is a 2003 Spanish neo-noir thriller drama film written and directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico consisting of a remake of the 1955 film The Red Fish which stars Santiago Ramos and Carmen Morales.
Plot
The plot follows struggling writer Hugo, in a relationship with younger and ambitious chorus girl Ivón, who falls for Hugo's son.[2][1]
The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in May 2003.[6] Distributed by Columbia TriStar Spain,[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 26 September 2003, grossing €0.328 million (78,862 admissions).[7]
Reception
Critical response
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed Hotel Danubio to be an "accomplished exercise in style that harks wistfully back to '40s Hollywood" as well as an "enjoyably mannered, craftily plotted and beautifully produced pic".[4]