Requiem for a Spanish Peasant (Spanish: Réquiem por un campesino español) is a 1985 Spanish historical drama film directed by Francesc Betriu based on the 1953 short novel of the same name by Ramon J. Sender. Its cast features Antonio Ferrandis and Antonio Banderas.
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| Spanish | Réquiem por un campesino español |
| Directed by | Francesc Betriu |
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| Based on | Requiem for a Spanish Peasant by Ramon J. Sender |
| Produced by | Ángel Huete |
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| Cinematography | Raúl Artigot |
| Edited by | Guillermo S. Maldonado |
| Music by | Antón García Abril |
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| Distributed by | Lauren Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editTold from the account of priest Mosén Millán, conducting a requiem mass, the plot tracks the life of Republican peasant Paco, killed by Fascists during the Spanish Civil War.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Antonio Ferrandis as mosén Millán[3]
- Antonio Banderas as Paco, el del Molino[3]
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as don Valeriano[3]
- Terele Pávez as la Jerónima[3]
- Simón Andreu as don Cástulo[3]
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba[3]
- Francisco Algora[3]
- Eduardo Calvo as don Gumersindo[4]
- María Luisa San José[3]
- Antonio Iranzo[3]
- Alberto Rincón[3]
- Ana Gracia as Águeda[5]
- Conrado San Martín[3]
- José Antonio Labordeta as pregonero[2] ('town crier')
- María Isbert[3]
- Tony Fuentes[3]
- Manolo Zarzo[3]
- Juan Torres[3]
- Elisenda Ribas[3]
- Pilar Delgado[3]
- José María Resel[3]
- Rafael Izuzquiza[3]
- Yelena Samarina[3]
- María Álvarez[3]
Production
editThe film is a Venus and Nemo Films production,[6] and it had support from Catalan broadcaster TV3.[7] Shooting locations in the province of Zaragoza included Embid (Calatayud), Chodes, and Arándiga.[3][2]
Release
editThere was controversy over the film title,[8] with National Cinematography Institute director Pilar Miró threatening to remove State backing for the Venice premiere should the español ('Spanish') bit be removed from the title, as TV3 managers suggested at some point.[9][10] The film premiered at the 42nd Venice International Film Festival in August 1985.[8] Distributed by Lauren Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 September 1985.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Marcé García 2018, p. 334−335.
- ^ a b c "¿Qué representó 'Réquiem por un campesino español'?". Cartv. 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Ramón J. Sender y el Cine, Huesca: Festival de Cine de Huesca; Departamento de Cultura y Turismo del Gobierno de Aragón; Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses, 2001, p. 81, ISBN 84-931643-1-3
- ^ Marcé García, Alba (2018). "Réquiem por un campesino español (Requiem for a Spanish Peasant) (1985)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 335. ISBN 9781442271326.
- ^ Losilla, J.F. (22 February 2021). "Cuando Antonio Banderas se zambulló en Ramón J. Sender en Calatayud". Heraldo de Aragón.
- ^ a b "Réquiem por un campesino español · España 1985". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ Gascón, Daniel (2013). "Ramón J. Sender y el cine" (PDF). Alazet. 25.
- ^ a b Martí, Octavi (30 August 1985). "Estreno veneciano de 'Réquiem por un campesino español'". El País.
- ^ "Francesc Betriu". El País. 3 August 1985.
- ^ "'Requiem por un campesino español' irá a Venecia sin la ayuda del Estado si los productores cambian el título". El País. 6 August 1985.