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Developed by Osama Mohamed

1984

Drama

Director José Luis Garci has turned his camera inward on filmmakers and screenwriters to portray them as so self-absorbed in the creative process that there is no other world, no other human relationship that can compete. As José (Adolfo Marsillach) and Federico (Jesus Puente) work together on a new screenplay, their interactions with their family (José's teen daughters, Federico's wife) disappear under the all-consuming task of creation. The daughters give up and go off on their own, and the wife joins a convent while Federico barely notices. And when the producer is interrupted by profound grief at the sudden death of his older son, he almost automatically returns to thinking about the film project when the funeral has ended. Garci honors many great directors at the beginning of this film, and the film continues to play out as an elaboration on this homage -- an illustration both of the dedication and the cost of filmmaking, no judgments given.

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Released

Country : ES

Original language : es

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| Movie Cast

Adolfo Marsillach

Adolfo Marsillach

José Manuel Varela

Jesús Puente

Jesús Puente

Federico Alcántara

María Casanova

María Casanova

Graciela dos Santos Varela 'La Mala'

José Bódalo

José Bódalo

Dionisio Balboa

Encarna Paso

Encarna Paso

Pili

Emma Suárez

Emma Suárez

Sonia

Rafael Hernández

Rafael Hernández

Empleado de producciones Balboa Films

Juan Calot

Juan Calot

Víctor Valverde

Víctor Valverde

Actor que representa a 'El ministro'

Yolanda Ríos

Yolanda Ríos

Amelia

Jesús Hermida

Jesús Hermida

Self (uncredited)

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