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Directed by | Francisco Regueiro |
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Cinematography | José Luis López-Linares |
Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
Music by | Jürgen Knieper |
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Distributed by | Alta Films |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
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Language | Spanish |
Madregilda is a 1993 film directed by Francisco Regueiro which stars Juan Echanove, José Sacristán, and Barbara Auer.
Plot
Set in Madrid in the 1940s in an old neighbourhood tavern, on every first Friday of the month at nightfall moor Hauma organizes a unique and secret card game.
Cast
- Juan Echanove as Francisco Franco[1][2]
- José Sacristán as Longinos[3]
- Barbara Auer as Ángeles / Madregilda[4]
- Antonio Gamero as Huevines[5]
- Juan Luis Galiardo as legionario[6]
- Kamel Cherif as Hauma[6]
- Fernando Rey as padre de Franco[6]
- Lina Canalejas as abuela[6]
- Coque Malla as soldado[6]
Production
The film is a Tornasol Films, Marea Films, Road Movies Dritte Produktionen and Gemini Films production.[7]
Release
The film screened at the 41st San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1993.[8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 1 October 1993.[7]
Reception
Casimiro Torreiro of El País wrote that the film "contains some of the best dialogues that have been written in Spanish cinema in recent years".[8]
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1993 | 41st San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Actor | Juan Echanove | Won | [9] |
1994 | 8th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Ángel Fernández Santos, Francisco Regueiro | Nominated | [10] |
Best Actor | Juan Echanove | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | José Luis López-Linares | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Luis "Koldo" Vallés | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Gumersindo Andrés | Nominated | |||
Best Special Effects | Reyes Abades | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup and Hairstyles | María del Mar Paradela, Odile Fourquin | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ "Trujillo y el veneno del poder". www.noticiasdenavarra.com. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ Altares, Guillermo (27 February 1993). "Franco, Gilda y una partida de mus". El País.
- ^ García López, Sonia (2002). "Lágrimas en el lodo. La imagen de Franco en Madregilda" (PDF). Archivos de la Filmoteca. 2 (42–43). ISSN 0214-6606.
- ^ Bayon, Miguel (1995). José Sacristán. La memoria de la tribu. Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. pp. 146–147. ISBN 9788475643625.
- ^ Gutiérrez Álvarez, Pepe (8 August 2016). "Quitar a Millán Astray y a otros genocidas del callejero de Madrid". Viento Sur.
- ^ a b c d e Bayon 1995, p. 147.
- ^ a b Bayon 1995, p. 146.
- ^ a b Torreiro, Casimiro (20 September 1993). "Una visión demoledora". El País.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (26 September 1993). "La película iraní 'Sara' y el filme mexicano 'Principio y fin' comparten la Concha de Oro". El País.
- ^ "Madregilda". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 3 May 2023.