The Court of the Pharaoh explained

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Director:José Luis García Sánchez
Cinematography:José Luis Alcaine
Editing:Pablo G. del Amo
Music:Luis Cobos
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

The Court of the Pharaoh (Spanish; Castilian: '''La corte de Faraón'''|links=no)[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.

Plot

Set in 1940s Madrid, the plot follows a group of thespians staging a play of and the play thereby being censored by the Francoist authorities on the basis of its moral laxity.

Production

The film is a Lince Films and TVE production. Shooting locations included Madrid's .[2]

Release

The film screened at the 33rd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1985, winning a Silver Shell award.[3] It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 September 1985.[4] It grossed 239,902,713 (87,160 admissions).

Reception

Ángel 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".[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schwartz, Ronald. Great Spanish Films Since 1950. 89. 2008. The Scarecrow Press, Inc.. Lanham. 978-0-8108-5405-5.
  2. 159. Género sicalíptico y crítica social: La Corte de Faraón en el cine. 31. 1. 2015. Blasco Magraner. José Salvador. Bueno Camejo. Francisco Carlos. Opción. 1012-1587. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo.
  3. Web site: Premios 33 edición. 1985. sansebastianfestival.com. 10 June 2023.
  4. Book: Caparrós Lera, José María. El cine español de la democracia: de la muerte de Franco al "cambio" socialista (1975-1989). 365. 1992. Editorial Anthropos. Barcelona. 84-7658-312-5.
  5. News: Del desaliño al talento. El País. Ángel. Fernández-Santos. 25 September 1985. Ángel Fernández-Santos.