God's Crooked Lines
God's Crooked Lines (Spanish: Los renglones torcidos de Dios)[1] is an upcoming Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Oriol Paulo which stars Bárbara Lennie. It is an adaptation of the 1979 novel of the same name by Torcuato Luca de Tena.
| God's Crooked Lines | |
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| Spanish | Los renglones torcidos de Dios |
| Directed by | Oriol Paulo |
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| Based on | Los renglones torcidos de Dios by Torcuato Luca de Tena |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Bernat Bosch |
| Music by | Fernando Velázquez |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The fiction follows a woman (Alice Gould) who is interned in a psychiatric hospital, whereas she believes to be a privately-hired investigator doing some digging about a murder case.[2]
Cast
- Bárbara Lennie as Alice Gould[3]
- Eduard Fernández as Samuel Alvar[3]
- Loreto Mauleón[3]
- Javier Beltrán[3]
- Pablo Derqui[3]
- Fede Aguado[3]
- Adelfa Calvo[3]
Production

An adaptation of the 1979 bestseller by Torcuato Luca de Tena,[n. 1] Los renglones torcidos de Dios was written by the director Oriol Paulo alongside Guillem Clua.[3][4] Bernat Bosch took over cinematography duties whereas Fernando Velázquez worked as composer.[2] The film was produced by Nostromo Pictures, Atresmedia Cine and Filmayer.[3]
Filming started in May 2021,[5] and wrapped 9 weeks later.[2]
Shooting took place in several locations of the provinces of Tarragona and Barcelona.[3] The old Tabacalera building in Tarragona was used to portray the psychiatric hospital.[6]
Release
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures España, it is set for a 7 October 2022 theatrical release.[3][5][7]
See also
References
- Informational notes
- The novel has been already adapted into a feature film format: the 1983 Mexican film Los renglones torcidos de Dios, directed by Tulio Demicheli and featuring Lucía Méndez, Gonzalo Vega, Mónica Prado, Manuel Ojeda and Alejandro Camacho.[4]
- Citations
- "Just Spainted. Winter/Spring 2022. New Spanish Films" (PDF). ICAA. p. 108. Retrieved 21 April 2022 – via Audiovisual451.
- Martínez, Beatriz (2 August 2021). "'Los renglones torcidos de Dios' cobra vida en el cine". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Concluye el rodaje de 'Los renglones torcidos de Dios' de Oriol Paulo". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Boquerini (14 September 2021). "Oriol Paulo reúne a Barbara Lennie y Eduard Fernández en un psiquiátrico". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Oriol Paulo roda 'Los renglones torcidos de Dios' a Barcelona" (in Catalan). Barcelona Film Commission. Catalunya Film Commission. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "La Tabacalera, localització principal de 'Los renglones torcidos de Dios' amb el suport de l'Ajuntament i la Tarragona Film Office". Ajuntament de Tarragona (in Catalan). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Aller, María (17 February 2022). "Las películas más esperadas del año 2022, ordenadas". Fotogramas.