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The Good Life (1996 Film)
''The Good Life'' ( es, La buena vida, links=no) is a 1996 comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba, starring Fernando Ramallo and Lucía Jiménez. Cast Production The film is a Spanish-French-Italian co-production by Fernando Trueba PC, Kaplan, and Olmo Films alongside L. Films and Academy Pictures. Release Distributed by United International Pictures (UIP), the film was released theatrically in Spain on 13 December 1996. It screened in the Directors' Fortnight at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. It also screened at the 32nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 1997, winning the Special Jury Prize. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''Variety'' deemed the film to be "a charming, carefully crafted and low-key tragicomedy". Sequel Trueba wrote and directed a 2018 sequel, ''Almost 40'', with Ramallo and Jiménez returning to their roles over two decades after. Accolades , - , align = "center" rowspan = "4" , 1997 , , rowspan = "4" , 11th Goy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Trueba
David Rodríguez Trueba (born 10 September 1969) is a Spanish filmmaker and author. Biography David Rodríguez Trueba was born on 10 September 1969 in Madrid, the youngest of 8 siblings. His elder brother Fernando is also a filmmaker. In 1987, he joined the Complutense University of Madrid to study journalism. He later took a 1-year course on scriptwriting at the American Film Institute, where he penned the base script of '' The Worst Years of Our Lives''. He is the ex-husband of actress Ariadna Gil. He has published the novels ''Abierto toda la noche'', ''Cuatro amigos'' and ''Saber perder'' in Anagrama Anagrama is a Spanish publisher founded in 1969 by Jorge Herralde. In 2010 it was sold to the Italian publisher Feltrinelli. Since 1969, Anagrama has published over 3,500 titles. currently, Anagrama publishes around 100 books annually, between t .... Filmography Film Documentary Television Music Videos Director Bibliography Fiction * ''Abierto Toda La Noche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Jury Prize (Karlovy Vary IFF)
The Special Jury Prize is one of the main awards of the Feature Film Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become .... It is the second highest award of the festival started since 1952; after the Crystal Globe. Special Jury Prize Winners ;1952-present References External links The official festival site / History {{Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Czech film awards Lists of films by award International film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included ''Scream'', '' Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', ''The English Patient'', ''Twister'', ''Space Jam'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, ''Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Comedy-drama Films
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 400 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spanish Films Of 1996 ...
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1996. The domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films Box office The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 1996, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: See also * 11th Goya Awards References External links Spanish films of 1996at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Spanish Films Of 1996 1996 Spanish Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best New Actress
The Goya Award for Best New Actress ( es, Premio Goya a la mejor actriz revelación, links=no) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 27 actresses. At the 9th Goya Awards ceremony held in 1995, Ruth Gabriel was the first winner of this award for her role in '' Running Out of Time''. Since the 26th edition (2011) to be a candidate in any acting category, the only condition is to be over 16 years of age. Before that edition, four actresses under 16 years of age won the award: Ivana Baquero, Nerea Camacho, Marina Comas and María Valverde. Benedicta Sánchez is the oldest winner at the age of 84 for her role in ''Fire Will Come''. The only actress who has won Goya awards in all three acting categories (best new actress, best actress, best supporting actress) is Laia Marull Laia Marull Quintana (born 4 January 1973) is a Spanish actress. She has won three Goya Awards — Best New Actress for ''Fugiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor ( es, Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación masculina de reparto) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film. Miguel Rellán was the first winner of this category for his performance in '' Dear Nanny''. Actors Juan Diego, Eduard Fernández, Karra Elejalde and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba hold the record for most wins in this category with two victories each while Antonio de la Torre, Juan Diego and Eduard Fernández have received the most nominations for this award with six each. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives Actors with more than 1 award in the category *2 wins: Juan Diego, 6 nominations *2 wins: Eduard Fernández, 6 nominations *2 wins: Karra Elejalde, 3 nominations *2 wins: Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, 3 nominations Actors with more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best New Director
The Goya Award for Best New Director ( es, Premio Goya a la Mejor Dirección Novel, links=no) is the Goya awarded yearly to the best debuting director. The award was first presented at the fourth edition of the Goya Awards with Ana Díez being the first winner for her film ''Ander eta Yul''. Three directors have won this category and later have received the Best Director award, Alejandro Amenábar won for ''Tesis'' (1996) and went on to win Best Director twice, for '' The Others'' (2001) and ''The Sea Inside'' (2005); Fernando León de Aranoa won for ''Familia'' (1997) and later won Best Director thrice, for ''Barrio'' (1998), ''Mondays in the Sun'' (2002) and '' The Good Boss'' (2022); and Juan Antonio Bayona won for '' The Orphanage'' (2007) and went on to win Best Director twice, for '' The Impossible'' (2012) and ''A Monster Calls'' (2016). Five films have won both this award and Best Film, Agustín Díaz Yanes's ''Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead'' (1995), Alejandro Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia De Las Artes Y Las Ciencias Cinematográficas De España
The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain ( es, Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, links=no) is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. Founded in 1986, it is responsible for the annual Goya Awards, Spain's principal film awards. It is headquartered in Madrid. It is a founding member of the Film Academy Network Europe (FAN) and the Ibero-American Federation of Academies of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (FIACINE). History The seed of the academy lies in a meeting of film industry professionals convened by producer at Madrid's O'Pazo Restaurant on 12 November 1985. A list of attendees to the meeting is listed as follows: * Luis García Berlanga, director * Carlos Saura, director * , unit production manager * , unit production manager * José Sacristán, actor * Charo López, actress * , film editor * , film editor * , screenwriter * José Nieto, musician * Carlos Suárez, cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, and the first awards ceremony took place on March 16, 1987 at the Teatro Lope de Vega, Madrid. The ceremony continues to take place annually at Centro de Congresos Príncipe Felipe, around the end of January/beginning of February, and awards are given to films produced during the previous year. The award itself is a small bronze bust of Francisco Goya created by the sculptor José Luis Fernández, although the original sculpture for the first edition of the Goyas was by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal. History To reward the best Spanish films of each year, the Spanish Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts decided to create the Goya Awards. The Goya Awards are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Original Screenplay
The Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay (Spanish ''Premio Goya al mejor guión original'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. For the first two editions of the Goya Awards, only one award for screenplays was presented which included both original and adapted screenplays, with both winners being adaptations, ''Voyage to Nowhere'' in 1986 (based on the novel of the same name by Fernando Fernán Gómez) and ''El bosque animado'' (based on the eponymous novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez) in 1987. Since the third edition, two awards are presented separately, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. Alejandro Amenábar holds the record for most wins in this category with four victories, winning for ''Tesis'' (1996), '' The Others'' (2001), ''The Sea Inside'' (2004) and ''Agora'' (2009). Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Goya Awards
The 11th Goya Awards were presented in Palacio Municipal de Congresos de Madrid on 25 January 1997. ''Thesis'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Major award nominees Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Miguel Picazo Miguel Picazo de Dios (27 March 1927 – 23 April 2016) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for his first feature film '' La tía Tula'' ''(Aunt Tula)'' (1964). Career Born in Cazorla ( Jaén), Picazo was ... References External linksOfficial website (Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 11 1996 film awards 1996 in Spanish cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
