''The Carpenter's Pencil'' ( es, El lápiz del carpintero) is a 2003 Spanish
war drama
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-gen ...
film directed by Antón Reixa, scored by Antón Seoane and starring
Tristán Ulloa
Tristán Ulloa (born 6 May 1970) is a Spanish actor, writer, and director.
Career
He was born in Orléans and lived with his Spanish grandparents exiled in France. He spent his teenage years in Vigo, Galicia. His mother, Esther San Román, lives ...
,
Luis Tosar
Luis López Tosar (born 13 October 1971) is a Spanish actor and musician from Galicia. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in Spain, best known for performances in films such as ''Cell 211'', ''Take My Eyes'', '' Sleep Tigh ...
and
María Adánez
María Adánez Almenara (12 March 1976) is a Spanish actress, director, writer and producer.
Career
Adánez's most popular work includes ''Pepa y Pepe'', ''Farmacia de guardia'', ''Aquí no hay quien viva,'' and ''La que se avecina''. She is now ...
. It is set in the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
in
Galicia, Spain
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. It is based on the
homonym novel by
Manuel Rivas
Manuel Rivas Barrós (born 24 October 1957 in A Coruña, Spain) is a Galician writer, poet and journalist.
Biography
Manuel Rivas Barrós began his writing career at the age of 15. He has written articles and literary essays for Spanish newspa ...
; the director read the novel at least seventy eight times.
The film got 171,325 spectators and was described as well-meaning and
Manichean
Manichaeism (;
in New Persian ; ) is a former major religionR. van den Broek, Wouter J. Hanegraaff ''Gnosis and Hermeticism from Antiquity to Modern Times''SUNY Press, 1998 p. 37 founded in the 3rd century AD by the Parthian Empire, Parthian ...
. Luis Tosar said that his part in this film was the most difficult role he has portrayed.
Cast
See also
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List of Spanish films of 2003
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2003. The domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Box office
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2003, by domestic box office gross revenue, a ...
References
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Spanish war drama films
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Spanish Civil War films
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Films set in Galicia (Spain)
Films scored by Lucio Godoy
Morena Films films
Sogecine films
2000s Spanish films
2000s Spanish-language films