The Court of the Pharaoh (Spanish: La corte de Faraón)[1] is a 1985 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez from a screenplay by Rafael Azcona and García Sánchez inspired by the 1910 zarzuela La corte de Faraón written by Guillermo Perrín and Miguel Palacios and composed by Vicente Lleó. It stars Ana Belén.
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| Original title | La corte de Faraón |
| Directed by | José Luis García Sánchez |
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| Based on | La corte de Faraón (zarzuela) by Guillermo Perrín, Miguel Palacios, and Vicente Lleó |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | Pablo G. del Amo |
| Music by | Luis Cobos |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editSet in 1940s Madrid, the plot follows a group of thespians staging a play of La corte de Faraón and the play thereby being censored by the Francoist authorities on the basis of its moral laxity.[2]
Cast
edit- Ana Belén as Mari Pili / Lota / Sul[3]
- Fernando Fernán-Gómez as Roque Collado[4]
- José Luis López Vázquez as comisario Vicente[5]
- Antonio Banderas as fray José[6]
- Josema Yuste as Putifar / Tarsicio[6]
- Agustín González as padre Calleja[6]
- Quique Camoiras[6]
- Mary Carmen Ramírez as Fernanda / Reina[6]
- Juan Diego as Roberto[7]
- Guillermo Montesinos as Antonio[6]
- María Luisa Ponte as Patricia[6]
- Millán Salcedo[6]
- Antonio Gamero as inspector Ramírez[5]
- Luis Ciges[6]
- Guillermo Marín[6]
Production
editThe film is a Lince Films and TVE production.[8] Shooting locations included Madrid's Teatro Martín.[9]
Release
editThe film screened at the 33rd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1985, winning a Silver Shell award.[10] It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 September 1985.[11] It grossed 239,902,713 ₧ (87,160 admissions).[8]
Reception
editÁngel Fernández-Santos of El País considered that the film starts off poorly, but it improves after half an hour, thereby emerging a series of sequences with "major cinema within".[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.
- ^ Blasco Magraner & Bueno Camejo 2015, pp. 153–154.
- ^ Torres, Laura G. (17 January 2017). "Ana Belén, Goya de Honor: "Me encantaría hacer más cine"". rtve.es.
- ^ Blasco Magraner & Bueno Camejo 2015, p. 157.
- ^ a b Blasco Magraner & Bueno Camejo 2015, p. 156.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "La corte de Faraón (1985)". Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ Blasco Magraner & Bueno Camejo 2015, p. 158.
- ^ a b Caparrós Lera 1992, p. 365.
- ^ Blasco Magraner, José Salvador; Bueno Camejo, Francisco Carlos (2015). "Género sicalíptico y crítica social: La Corte de Faraón en el cine" (PDF). Opción. 31 (1). Maracaibo: Universidad del Zulia: 159. ISSN 1012-1587.
- ^ "Premios 33 edición. 1985". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (1992). El cine español de la democracia: de la muerte de Franco al "cambio" socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona: Editorial Anthropos. p. 365. ISBN 84-7658-312-5.
- ^ Fernández-Santos, Ángel (25 September 1985). "Del desaliño al talento". El País.