MADRID: "The Secret Life of Words,'' a psychological drama about love under extreme circumstances, won four trophies at the Goya film awards, Spain's version of the Oscars. 

The English-language film starring Tim Robbins, Sarah Polley and Julie Christie won the trophies for best film, best original screenplay, best director and best production at a gala ceremony that began Sunday late night, lasted more than four hours and was widely described in newspapers as agonizingly slow.