Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing Explained
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (Spanish; Castilian: '''Amanece, que no es poco'''|links=no)[1] [2] is a 1989 Spanish surrealist comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda. It has attained cult film status.[3]
Plot
The plot tracks the absurd situations unravelling upon the arrival of an engineer and his father to a village in the mountains of the province of Albacete and the behaviour of the locals.[4]
Production
Shooting locations in the province of Albacete included Aýna, Liétor, and Molinicos.[5]
Release
The film received a pre-screening in Albacete on 13 January 1989.[6] It was released theatrically in Spain on 17 January 1989.[7]
Accolades
|-| rowspan = "3" | | rowspan = "3" | 4th Goya Awards| Best Original Screenplay || José Luis Cuerda || | rowspan = "3" | |-| Best Sound| Carlos Faruolo, Enrique Molinero| |-| Best Special Effects | Reyes Abades| |}
See also
Bibliography
Notes and References
- Book: Ishimori, Miki. https://books.google.com/books?id=_7pTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA424. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Salvador. 2018. Lanham. Rowman & Littlefield. Jimenez Murguía. Alex. Pinar. 424. José Luis Cuerda (1947-). 9781442271333 .
- Heredero del absurdo: el humor en la obra literaria de José Luis Cuerda. María Dolores. García Sánchez. Cuadernos Aispi. 2017. 9. 171. 2283-981X.
- Film-induced tourism: A latent class segmentation based on satisfaction and future intentions. 876. Millán. Ángel. García. Juan A.. Díaz. Estrella. PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural. Universidad de La Laguna. 1695-7121. 14. 2016. 4. 10.25145/j.pasos.2016.14.057 .
- Web site: El 'surruralismo' de José Luis Cuerda: cuatro películas para un género. El Plural. 5 February 2020. Jaime. Bauzá.
- Web site: 11 November 2010. 'Amanece que no es poco' un reclamo de cine para visitar Castilla-La Mancha, una región de película. Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha.
- Web site: 'Amanece que no es poco', la película que dio origen a una secta. El Correo. Boquerini. 26 December 2018.
- Book: España en su cine. Aprendiendo sociología con películas españolas. Álvaro. Rodríguez Díaz. 2015. Madrid. 978-84-9085-357-3. Editorial Dykinson. https://books.google.com/books?id=Rq7RCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA55. 55. Amanece que no es poco: La convivencia y sus crisis en una comunidad imaginaria. Alejandro. Martínez Casalé. Carlos. Bruquetas Callejo.
