Madregilda Explained

Director:Francisco Regueiro
Cinematography:José Luis López-Linares
Editing:Pedro del Rey
Music:Jürgen Knieper
Distributor:Alta Films
Runtime:113 minutes
Language:Spanish

Madregilda is a 1993 film directed by Francisco Regueiro which stars Juan Echanove, José Sacristán, and Barbara Auer.

Plot

Set in Madrid in the 1940s in an old neighbourhood tavern, on every first Friday of the month at nightfall moor Hauma organizes a unique and secret card game.

Production

The film is a Tornasol Films, Marea Films, Road Movies Dritte Produktionen and Gemini Films production.

Release

The film screened at the 41st San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1993. It was released theatrically in Spain on 1 October 1993.

Reception

Casimiro Torreiro of El País wrote that the film "contains some of the best dialogues that have been written in Spanish cinema in recent years".[1]

Awards

|-| rowspan = "1" align = "center" | 1993 || rowspan = "1" | 41st San Sebastián International Film Festival || Silver Shell for Best Actor || Juan Echanove || || [2] |-| rowspan = "7" align = "center" | 1994 || rowspan = "7" | 8th Goya Awards || Best Original Screenplay || Ángel Fernández Santos, Francisco Regueiro || || rowspan = "7" | [3] |-| Best Actor || Juan Echanove || |-| Best Cinematography || José Luis López-Linares || |-| Best Art Direction || Luis "Koldo" Vallés || |-| Best Costume Design || Gumersindo Andrés || |-| Best Special Effects || Reyes Abades || |-| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || María del Mar Paradela, Odile Fourquin || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El País. Casimiro. Torreiro. Una visión demoledora. 20 September 1993.
  2. Web site: La película iraní 'Sara' y el filme mexicano 'Principio y fin' comparten la Concha de Oro. El País. 26 September 1993. Casimiro. Torreiro.
  3. Web site: Madregilda. premiosgoya.com. 3 May 2023. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.