La sombra del ciprés es alargada
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| Directed by | Luis Alcoriza |
| Screenplay by | Luis Alcoriza |
| Based on | La sombra del ciprés es alargada by Miguel Delibes |
| Cinematography | Hans Bürmann |
| Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
| Music by | Gregorio García Segura |
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| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
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| Language | Spanish |
La sombra del ciprés es alargada (transl. 'The Shadow of the Cypress Is Long') is a 1990 Mexican-Spanish film directed by Luis Alcoriza.[1] It is based on the book of the same name, written by Miguel Delibes.[2]
Plot
Set in Ávila in the early 20th century, the first part deals with the childhood of orphan boy Pedro, while the second deals with Pedro's adulthood as a seaman as he experiences a love story overseas.[3][4]
Cast
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as don Mateo[5]
- Fiorella Faltoyano as doña Gregoria[5]
- Juanjo Guerenabarrena as Pedro[5]
- Dany Prius as Jane[5]
- María Rojo as Rosa[5]
- Julián Pastor as don Alfonso[5]
Release
Distributed by United International Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 May 1990.[6][7]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1991 |
5th Goya Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Luis Alcoriza | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ Santoro, Patricia J. (1 January 1996). Novel Into Film: The Case of La Familia de Pascual Duarte and Los Santos Inocentes. University of Delaware Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-87413-574-9.
- ^ Deveny, Thomas G. (1999). Cain on Screen: Contemporary Spanish Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-8108-3618-1.
- ^ Nieto Jiménez, Rafael (11 April 2017). "Miguel Delibes y el cine español (7). La sombra del ciprés es alargada (Luis Alcoriza, 1990)". Rinconete. Institut Cervantes. ISSN 1885-5008.
- ^ Guía de largometrajes. Cine y literatura española (PDF). omunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Cultura y Deportes. Dirección General de Promoción Cultural. 2005. p. 99.
- ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 542. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- ^ "La sombra del ciprés es alargada · España-México 1989". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 273, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8