The Dumbfounded King

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El rey pasmado
Film poster
Directed byImanol Uribe
Written byJoan Potau
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
StarringGabino Diego
Juan Diego
María Barranco
Edited byTeresa Font
Music byJosé Nieto
Release date
  • 1 November 1991 (1991-11-01)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySpain/France/Portugal
LanguageSpanish

El rey pasmado (English: The Dumbfounded King) is a 1991 French-Portuguese-Spanish comedy-historical film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Joan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The screenplay was based on Torrente's 1989 novel Crónica del rey pasmado.

Plot

Story set in 17th century Spanish court, where King

Elisabeth of France
.

Due to this the

Jesuit missionary who replies that the luck of the governed depends on the ability of its rulers rather than their morality and that the desire of the king is a private matter. Although the Queen is willing to accommodate to the wishes of the king, Villaescusa and his minions do enough to frustrate his desires. Finally, with the help of the Jesuit and the Count of la Peña Andrada, the King gets to meet with the queen alone in the monastery of San Plácido
and achieves his goal.

Meanwhile, the

Cadiz
and the victory of Spanish troops in Flanders. Villaescusa says that the happy ending is due to the sacrifices they all have passed, but the Count Duke replies that by the date of the letters it could be seen that the fleet had arrived in Cadiz two days ago "just the day King went whores". The Count-Duke sends Villaescusa to Rome with a sealed letter asking to not let him go until he has changed his attitude.

Cast

Production

Marquess of Santa Cruz

Most of the film was shot in the 16th century Palace of the

Marquess of Santa Cruz in Viso del Marqués and at the Monastery of Uclés
.

Reception

Spanish critic Carlos Aguilar in his Guía del cine español says that the film has some flaws, such as the different treatment of historical characters, but these are outweighed by good realization and a good cast.[1] Critics also noted the close resemblance of Gabino Diego and Gurruchaga with Philip IV and the Count-Duke of Olivares respectively.[2]

Awards and nominations

Won

  • Goya Awards
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Juan Diego)
    • Best Costume Design (Javier Artiñano)
    • Best Makeup and Hairstyles (Romana González and Josefa Morales)
    • Best Original Score (José Nieto)
    • Best Production Design (Félix Murcia)
    • Best Production Supervision (Andrés Santana)
    • Best Screenplay – Adapted (Joan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Malvido)
    • Best Sound (Ricard Casals and Gilles Ortion)

Nominated

References

  1. ISBN 978-84-376-2419-8
    .
  2. ^ El rey pasmado en cineshistoria.com

External links

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