''Beyond the Garden'' ( es, Más allá del jardín, links=no) is a 1996 Spanish drama film directed by

Pedro Olea Pedro Olea (30 June 1938, Bilbao) is a Spanish screenwriter, film producer and film director. His 1984 film '' Akelarre'' was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected directorial filmography * ''Días de viejo color' ...

from a screenplay by

Mario Camus Mario Camus García (20 April 1935 – 18 September 2021) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Golden Bear at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival with '' La colmena''. His 1987 film '' The House of Bernarda Alba'' ...

, based on the novel of the same name by

Antonio Gala Antonio Gala Velasco (born 2 October 1930) is a Spanish poet, playwright, novelist and writer. Life and career Gala was born in Brazatortas, Ciudad Real ( Castile-La Mancha), although he moved very soon to Córdoba and is widely considered an ...

. It stars

Concha Velasco Concepción Velasco Varona OAXS MML (born 29 November 1939), known professionally as Concha Velasco, or Conchita Velasco in her beginnings, is a Spanish actress, singer and television presenter. She has received numerous accolades throughou ...

Cast

Production

''Beyond the Garden'' is a Sogetel and Lola Films production, and it had the participation of

Canal+ Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...

and Soqepaq. Talking about this film,

recalled the envy of all her colleagues on the set for having a scene in the car with a naked

Manuel Bandera Manuel Bandera (born 12 December 1960) is a Spanish actor and dancer. He became popular for his performance in the 1989 film '' The Things of Love''. Biography Born on 12 December in 1960 in Málaga, Bandera started his career performing as d ...

"and on top" of her, also scantily clad. "The seamstresses, the makeup artists, the hairdressers... they all told me how lucky I was and asked me how he had 'that'," she said amused. Locations in

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

were used to portray a Rwandan refugee settlement.

Release

Distributed by Sogepaq, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 20 December 1996. It opened on 53 screens and grossed $279,216 for the week, placing eighth at the Spanish box office.

Accolades

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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 ...

, , Best Adapted Screenplay , , Mario Camus , , , , rowspan = "5" , , - ,

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

, , Concha Velasco , , , - , Best Supporting Actress , , Mary Carrillo , , , - , Best New Actress , , Ingrid Rubio , , , - , Best Production Supervision , , Carmen Martínez , ,

References

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