Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (Spanish: Amanece, que no es poco)[1][2] is a 1989 Spanish surrealist comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda. It has attained cult film status.[3][4]
The film is a critique of Spain under General Franco's dictatorship (1939-1976), as well as critique of contemporary Spain where everything changed in order for nothing to change.[5]
Plot
The plot tracks the absurd situations unravelling upon the arrival of an engineer and his father in a village in the mountains of the province of Albacete and the behaviour of the locals.[6]
Cast
- José Sazatornil as cabo Gutiérrez
- Carmen de Lirio as Doña Rocío, su señora
- Ovidi Montllor as Pascual
- Carmen Rodríguez as su mujer
- Rafael Díaz as Fermín
- Amada Tercero as su mujer
- Cassen as cura párroco
- Manuel Alexandre as Paquito as su padre
- María Ángeles Ariza as Merceditas as su prima
- Rafael Alonso as el alcalde
- Fedra Lorente as Susan, su amiga
- Cris Huerta as Tirso, el mesonero (billed as Chris Huertas)
- Elisa Belmonte as soprano
- María I. González as pianista
- Francisco Hernández as don Roberto, maestro escuela
- Jorge V. Ortiz as Rafaelito
- Samuel Claxton as Nge Ndomo
- Chus Lampreave as Álvarez, su madre
- Alberto Bové as Pedro, su tío
- Luis Ciges as Jimmy
- Antonio Resines as Teodoro
- Aurora Bautista as La Padington
- Arturo Bonín as Bruno
- María Isbert as Adelaida, la hija
- María Elena Flores as Aurora, la madre
- Paco Cambres as don Alonso, el médico
- Queta Claver as doña Remedios, su mujer
- Miguel Rellán as Carmelo, el borracho
- Rosalía Dans as Gabriela, su mujer
- Pastora Vega as Elena, la Labradora
- Fernando Valverde as intellectual
- Ferran Rañé as Mariano
- Antonio Passy as Garcinuño
- Alberto Delgado as Joven
- Francisco Martínez as Sixto, su hijo
- Quique San Francisco as Cascales[7]
- Antonio Gamero as el feriante[7]
- Gabino Diego as portavoz estadounidense[7]
Production
Shooting locations in the province of Albacete included Aýna, Liétor, and Molinicos.[8]
Release
The film received a pre-screening in Albacete on 13 January 1989.[9] It was released theatrically in Spain on 17 January 1989.[10]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990
|
4th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | José Luis Cuerda | Nominated | [11] |
| Best Sound | Carlos Faruolo, Enrique Molinero | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Reyes Abades | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ Ishimori, Miki (2018). "José Luis Cuerda (1947-)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 424. ISBN 9781442271333.
- ^ García Sánchez, María Dolores (2017). "Heredero del absurdo: el humor en la obra literaria de José Luis Cuerda" (PDF). Cuadernos Aispi. 9: 171. ISSN 2283-981X.
- ^ García Sánchez 2017, p. 172.
- ^ Millán, Ángel; García, Juan A.; Díaz, Estrella (2016). "Film-induced tourism: A latent class segmentation based on satisfaction and future intentions" (PDF). PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural. 14 (4). Universidad de La Laguna: 876. doi:10.25145/j.pasos.2016.14.057. ISSN 1695-7121.
- ^ "Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Bauzá, Jaime (5 February 2020). "El 'surruralismo' de José Luis Cuerda: cuatro películas para un género". El Plural.
- ^ a b c "Las mejores frases de 'Amanece que no es poco', de José Luis Cuerda". Heraldo de Aragón. 4 February 2020.
- ^ "'Amanece que no es poco' un reclamo de cine para visitar Castilla-La Mancha, una región de película". Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha. 11 November 2010.
- ^ Boquerini (26 December 2018). "'Amanece que no es poco', la película que dio origen a una secta". El Correo.
- ^ Martínez Casalé, Alejandro; Bruquetas Callejo, Carlos (2015). "Amanece que no es poco: La convivencia y sus crisis en una comunidad imaginaria". In Rodríguez Díaz, Álvaro (ed.). España en su cine. Aprendiendo sociología con películas españolas. Madrid: Editorial Dykinson. p. 55. ISBN 978-84-9085-357-3.
- ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, pp. 272–273, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
Bibliography
- José Luis Cuerda, Amanece, que no es poco, Pepitas de calabaza, 2013.
External links