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Madregilda

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Madregilda
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrancisco Regueiro
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ángel Fernández-Santos
  • Francisco Regueiro
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJosé Luis López-Linares
Edited byPedro del Rey
Music byJürgen Knieper
Production
companies
  • Tornasol Films
  • Marea Films
  • Road Movies Dritte Produktionen
  • Gemini Films
Distributed byAlta Films
Release dates
  • September 1993 (1993-09) (SSIFF)
  • 1 October 1993 (1993-10-01) (Spain)
Running time
113 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • France
LanguageSpanish

Madregilda is a 1993 film directed by Francisco Regueiro which stars Juan Echanove, José Sacristán, and Barbara Auer.

Plot

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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

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Production

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The film is a Tornasol Films, Marea Films, Road Movies Dritte Produktionen and Gemini Films production.[7]

Release

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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

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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

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Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
199341st San Sebastián International Film FestivalSilver Shell for Best ActorJuan EchanoveWon[9]
19948th Goya AwardsBest Original ScreenplayÁngel Fernández Santos, Francisco RegueiroNominated[10]
Best ActorJuan EchanoveWon
Best CinematographyJosé Luis López-LinaresNominated
Best Art DirectionLuis "Koldo" VallésNominated
Best Costume DesignGumersindo AndrésNominated
Best Special EffectsReyes AbadesNominated
Best Makeup and HairstylesMaría del Mar Paradela, Odile FourquinNominated

See also

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References

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  1. "Trujillo y el veneno del poder". www.noticiasdenavarra.com. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. Altares, Guillermo (27 February 1993). "Franco, Gilda y una partida de mus". El País.
  3. 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.
  4. Bayon, Miguel (1995). José Sacristán. La memoria de la tribu. Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. pp. 146–147. ISBN 9788475643625.
  5. Gutiérrez Álvarez, Pepe (8 August 2016). "Quitar a Millán Astray y a otros genocidas del callejero de Madrid". Viento Sur.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Bayon 1995, p. 147.
  7. 1 2 Bayon 1995, p. 146.
  8. 1 2 Torreiro, Casimiro (20 September 1993). "Una visión demoledora". El País.
  9. Torreiro, Casimiro (26 September 1993). "La película iraní 'Sara' y el filme mexicano 'Principio y fin' comparten la Concha de Oro". El País.
  10. "Madregilda". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 3 May 2023.