Maravillas is a 1981 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón which stars Cristina Marcos as the title character alongside Fernando Fernán Gómez. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.
| Maravillas | |
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| Directed by | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Luis Megino |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Teo Escamilla |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | Nina Hagen |
Production company | Arándano |
| Distributed by | Los Films del Búho |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editSet in Madrid, the plot follows Maravillas, a 15-year-old girl gifted with a ring by her Sephardic Jewish godfather Salomón on the day of her first communion.[1][2][3]
Cast
edit- Cristina Marcos as Maravillas[3]
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Fernando[4]
- Enrique San Francisco as Chessman[5]
- Francisco Merino as Salomón[4]
- León Klimovsky as Santos[5]
- Eduardo McGregor as Simón[5]
- Gérard Tichy as Benito[5]
- Jorge Rigaud as Tomás[5]
- José Luis Fernández as Pirri[5]
- Yolanda Medina as Loles[5]
- Miguel Molina as Miqui[5]
- José Manuel Cervino as juez[5]
- Charo Zapardiel[6]
- Francisco Catalá as perista[5]
- Ofelia Angélica[6]
- Juan Jesús Valverde[6]
- Emilio Rodríguez[6]
Production
editRelease
editThe film screened at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival in February 1981.[7] Distributed by Los Films del Búho.[8] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 26 February 1981.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Marsh, Steven (2011). "Maravillas (1980)". In Torres Hortelano, Lorenzo J. (ed.). World Film Locations. Madrid. Intellect Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84150-568-8.
- ^ a b Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 152.
- ^ a b "Éstos son los 5 personajes más icónicos del cine quinqui". Fotogramas. 31 March 2023.
- ^ a b Marsh 2011, p. 60.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Cine maldito español" (PDF). Ateneo de Madrid. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Maravillas". Première. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Galán, Diego (23 February 1981). "Una gran ovación premió "Maravillas", de Gutiérrez Aragón, en el Festival de Cine de Berlín". El País.
- ^ "Maravillas". Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF). Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Educación. Secretaría General Técnica. p. 152. ISBN 84-451-1821-8.
External links
edit- Maravillas at IMDb
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