The Ugliest Woman in the World explained

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Director:Miguel Bardem
Screenplay:Nacho Faerna
Studio:Aurum Producciones
Editing:Iván Aledo
Cinematography:Néstor Calvo
Music:Juan Bardem
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

The Ugliest Woman in the World (Spanish; Castilian: '''La mujer más fea del mundo'''|links=no)[1] is a 1999 Spanish science fiction comedy film directed by Miguel Bardem from a screenplay by Nacho Faerna which stars Elia Galera and Roberto Álvarez.

Plot

The plot is set in a futuristic 2011 Madrid, capital of the 3rd (Spanish) Republic. Extremely ugly woman Lola Otero is transformed into a beauty in the wake of an experiment carried out by a mad scientist, thereby going into a killing rampage to take revenge for all the humilliations she has suffered.[2]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Nacho Faerna. The film is an Aurum Producciones production.

Release

The film was presented at the 32nd Sitges Film Festival in October 1999.[3] It was released theatrically in Spain on 5 November 1999.

Accolades

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2000 || rowspan = "2" | 14th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Miguel Bardem || || rowspan = "2" | [4] |-| Best Special Effects || Alejandro Álvarez, David Martí, José Álvarez, Reyes Abades || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Martin, Juan Carlos. Science, Literature, and Film in the Hispanic World. Representations of Humans and Technology: The Construction of Identity in Miguel Bardem, Pedro Almodóvar, and Alejandro Amenábar. 2006. Jerry. Hoeg. Kevin S.. Larsen.
  2. Web site: El País. 3 November 1999. Elsa. Fernández Santos. Miguel Bardem estrena un cuento de hadas y de terror sobre la fealdad.
  3. Web site: 13 October 1999. Miguel Bardem se adentra en el siglo XXI y destapa una España casposa y divertida. El País. Casimiro. Torreiro.
  4. Web site: La mujer más fea del mundo. 27 July 2023. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. premiosgoya.com.