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''Madregilda'' is a 1993 film directed by
Francisco Regueiro Francisco Regueiro (born 2 August 1934) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenpla ...
which stars
Juan Echanove Juan Echanove Labanda (born 1 April 1961, in Madrid) is a Spanish actor. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2002, he received the Nacho Martínez Award. Selected filmography *'' Manolete'' ( Menno Meyjes, 2008) *''Alatriste'' (Agustín ...
,
José Sacristán José María Sacristán Turiégano (born 27 September 1937), better known as José Sacristán, is a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2015, he received the Nacho Martinez, Nacho Martinez Awar ...
, and Barbara Auer.


Plot

Set in
Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
in the
1940s File:1940s decade montage.png, Above title bar: events during World War II (1939–1945): From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Ho ...
in an old neighbourhood tavern, on every first Friday of the month at nightfall moor Hauma organizes a unique and secret card game.


Cast


Production

The film is a Tornasol Films, Marea Films, Road Movies Dritte Produktionen and Gemini Films production.


Release

The film screened at the 41st
San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in ...
in September 1993. It was released theatrically in Spain on 1 October 1993.


Reception

Casimiro Torreiro of '' El País'' wrote that the film "contains some of the best dialogues that have been written in Spanish cinema in recent years".


Awards

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San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in ...
, , Silver Shell for Best Actor , , Juan Echanove , , , , , - , rowspan = "7" align = "center" , 1994 , , rowspan = "7" ,
8th Goya Awards The 8th Goya Awards were presented in Madrid on 21 January 1994. '' Todos a la cárcel'' (''Everyone Off to Jail'') won the award for best film. Winners and nominees Major award nominees Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Tony Leblanc ...
, ,
Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the ...
, , Ángel Fernández Santos, Francisco Regueiro , , , , rowspan = "7" , , - , Best Actor , , Juan Echanove , , , - , Best Cinematography , , José Luis López-Linares , , , - , Best Art Direction , , Luis "Koldo" Vallés , , , - , Best Costume Design , , Gumersindo Andrés , , , - , Best Special Effects , , Reyes Abades , , , - , Best Makeup and Hairstyles , , María del Mar Paradela, Odile Fourquin , ,


See also

* List of Spanish films of 1993


References

1993 in Spanish cinema 1990s Spanish films Films set in Madrid Films set in the 1940s 1990s Spanish-language films Tornasol Films films Cultural depictions of Francisco Franco {{1990s-Spain-film-stub