Requiem for a Spanish Peasant (film)
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| Spanish | Réquiem por un campesino español |
| Directed by | Simon Andreu |
| Cinematography | Raúl Artigot |
| Edited by | Guillermo S. Maldonado |
| Music by | Antón García Abril |
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| Distributed by | Lauren Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Requiem for a Spanish Peasant (Spanish: Réquiem por un campesino español) is a 1985 Spanish historical drama film directed by
Ramon J. Sender. Its cast features Antonio Ferrandis and Antonio Banderas
.
Plot
Told from the account of priest Mosén Millán, conducting a requiem mass, the plot tracks the life of Republican peasant Paco, killed by Fascists during the Spanish Civil War.[1][2]
Cast
- Antonio Ferrandis as mosén Millán[3]
- Antonio Banderas as Paco, el del Molino[3]
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as don Valeriano[3]
- Terele Pávez as la Jerónima[3]
- Simón Andreu as don Cástulo[3]
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba[3]
- Francisco Algora[3]
- Eduardo Calvo as don Gumersindo[4]
- María Luisa San José[3]
- Antonio Iranzo[3]
- Alberto Rincón[3]
- Ana Gracia as Águeda[5]
- Conrado San Martín[3]
- José Antonio Labordeta as pregonero[2] ('town crier')
- María Isbert[3]
- Tony Fuentes[3]
- Manolo Zarzo[3]
- Juan Torres[3]
- Elisenda Ribas[3]
- Pilar Delgado[3]
- José María Resel[3]
- Rafael Izuzquiza[3]
- Yelena Samarina[3]
- María Álvarez[3]
Production
The film is a Venus and Nemo Films production,
Release
There was controversy over the film title,TV3 managers suggested at some point.[9][10] The film premiered at the 42nd Venice International Film Festival in August 1985.[8] Distributed by Lauren Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 September 1985.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Marcé García 2018, p. 334−335.
- ^ a b c "¿Qué representó 'Réquiem por un campesino español'?". Cartv. 8 June 2020.
- ^ ISBN 84-931643-1-3
- ISBN 9781442271326.
- ^ Losilla, J.F. (22 February 2021). "Cuando Antonio Banderas se zambulló en Ramón J. Sender en Calatayud". Heraldo de Aragón.
- ^ Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ Gascón, Daniel (2013). "Ramón J. Sender y el cine" (PDF). Alazet. 25.
- ^ a b Martí, Octavi (30 August 1985). "Estreno veneciano de 'Réquiem por un campesino español'". El País.
- ^ "Francesc Betriu". El País. 3 August 1985.
- ^ "'Requiem por un campesino español' irá a Venecia sin la ayuda del Estado si los productores cambian el título". El País. 6 August 1985.