Réquiem por Granada (transl. 'Requiem for Granada') is a period drama television miniseries directed by Vicente Escrivá recreating the fall of the Kingdom of Granada in the 15th century. An international co-production, it aired on TVE1 in 1991.

Réquiem por Granada
SpanishRéquiem por Granada
ItalianGranata, addio
GermanDie Löwen der Granada
GenreHistorical drama
Screenplay byVicente Escrivá
Manuel Matji
Directed byVicente Escrivá
StarringHorst Buchholz
Delia Boccardo
Manuel Bandera
Gioia Scola
Javier Escrivá
Marita Marschall
Pedro Díez del Corral
Oleg Fedorov
Juanjo Puigcorbé
ComposerAntón García Abril
Country of originSpain
Italy
Germany
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companiesAspa Films
Midega Films
TVE
RAI 1
Taurus Film
Original release
Networktve1
Release9 October (1991-10-09) –
27 November 1991 (1991-11-27)

Premise

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The fiction retells from the Muslim perspective the fall of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada.[1]

Cast

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Production and release

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Featuring a budget of 1,500 million pesetas,[3] Réquiem por Granada was a co-production of Aspa Films, Midega Films, TVE, RAI 1 and Taurus Film.[2] The series was directed by Vicente Escrivá, whereas the score was composed by Antón García Abril.[4] The screenplay was written by Escrivá together with Manuel Matji [es].[3][5] Filming, which began on 12 February 1990 in Sierra Nevada,[4] was beset by problems.[6] Shooting locations included the Alhambra, the Great Mosque of Córdoba, and the Alcázar of Seville,[6] as well as Fez, in Morocco.[4] The miniseries consisted of 8 episodes featuring a running time of 52 minutes.[2] The broadcasting run on TVE1 began on 9 October 1991.[2] The finale was programmed for 27 November 1991.[7]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
189 October 1991 (1991-10-09)27 November 1991 (1991-11-27)tve

References

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  1. ^ Drayson 2018, p. 309.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Palacio, Manuel. "Réquiem por Granada / Granata, addio / Die Löwen der Granada". Fantasías orientales en el cine español. Casa Árabe. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Nieto, Marta (9 March 1991). "Las lágrimas de Boabdil". El País.
  4. ^ a b c Martín, Aurelio (9 August 1990). "Termina el rodaje de 'Réquiem por Granada', serie producida para Televisión Española". El País.
  5. ^ Jiménez Alcázar, Juan Francisco; Abad Merino, Mercedes (2016). "El pasado como producto de consumo en los medios de ocio" (PDF). Historia y videojuegos: el impacto de los nuevos medios de ocio sobre el conocimiento histórico. Murcia: Centro de Estudios Medievales de la Universidad de Murcia-Ed. Compobell-IGN España. p. 19. ISBN 978-84-944757-3-3.
  6. ^ a b Drayson, Elizabeth (2018). "Televising Boabdil, Last Muslim King of Granada". In North, Janice; Alvestad, Karl C.; Woodacre, Elena (eds.). Premodern Rulers and Postmodern Viewers. p. 312. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68771-1_15. ISBN 978-3-319-68771-1.
  7. ^ "Réquiem por Granada". El País. 27 November 1991.