A woman (Nathalie Poza) and her lover (Raúl Arévalo) plan to murder her husband (Eduard Fernández) who is a prank but until the last moment he will continue to play the prank. This interesting telefilm contains suspense , thrills , intrigue ,intense drama and plot twists . The picture succeeds because the thriller, tension , as well as a superbly written script delving into the human psyche in such extreme situation and dealing with a surprising intrigue with plenty of twists and turns . The movie works on many levels , being constantly reconfigured . Despite its medium budget the picture manages to be intelligent, intriguing and thrilling . Good performance from Eduardo Fernández , Nathalie Poza and Raúl Arévalo . This is a Spanish telefilm starred by all-star-cast and was compellingly written , produced and directed by Rodrigo Cortes who previously made some movies with notorious international successes such as ¨Red Lights¨, ¨Dawn in dark hill¨ , ¨Blackwood¨, ¨Love Gets a Room¨ and his biggest hit : ¨Buried¨ and another success was ¨The Contestant¨ or El Concursante that won Maestre Mateo Award to support cast , best director and editing and Malaga Film Festival, best director , best cinematography , and Rodrigo Cortés has got several Goyas and nominations.
"Historias Para No Dormir" is four independent horror stories that pay tribute to the classic format of Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, directed by and starring well known names in Spanish cinema, such as Rodrigo Cortés, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Paco Plaza and Paula Ortiz directing "La broma", "El doble", "Freddy" and "El asfalto". The star-studded talent in front of and behind the camera are more than enough to carry this anthology series to 4 enjoyable viewing experiences. The original episode ¨La Broma¨ directed in 1966 by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador with Narciso Ibáñez Menta , Irene Daina and Pepe Martín from ¨Historias para no dormir¨. This Classic TVE series formed by a lot of episodes based mostly on Edgar Allan Poe stories , as well as Ray Bradbury , Henry James, Harlan Ellison, Robert Arthur , Robert Bloch , among others , furthermore , scripts from Narciso Ibañez Serrador .Splendid TV series written and directed by the great Narciso Ibañez Serrador and many episodes starred by his father Narciso Ibañez Menta. It starts with a prologue in which Narciso Ibañez Serrador himself explains ironically and hilariously -in Alfred Hitchcock presenta style- some events to happen in the episode . There are several episodes , outstanding adaptions based on Poe as The Cask of Amontillado , The case of Mr Valdemar , The Raven , and The Last clock with Narciso Ibañez Menta . And other important stories shot as El asfalto or The asphalt , El Muñeco , El Regreso , La casa , La Zarpa , La Bodega , Pesadilla, El Aniversario and several others . While most scenes were shot in video at Prado Del Rey studios , the outdoors scenes were shot in film , and subsequently combined .
