''Ópera prima'' is a 1980
Spanish
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comic film directed by
Fernando Trueba
Fernando RodrÃguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer.
Between 1974 and 1979, he worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper ''El PaÃs''. I ...
and starring Óscar Ladoire. It was written by Ladoire and Trueba. It is one of the most acclaimed Spanish Cinema films of the eighties. It is considered and iconic example of the ''
comedia madrileña The so-called ''comedia madrileña'' or ''nueva comedia madrileña'' ('Madrid comedy' or 'New Madrid comedy') was a film trend or film label for urban comedies in Spain that emerged during the Transition. It was led by filmmakers such as Fernando ...
''.
Synopsis
MatÃas, a young man recently
separated from his wife, falls in love with his cousin Violeta, a girl passionate about
violin
The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...
and
hippie style.
Cast
* ... MatÃas
* ... Violeta
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Antonio Resines ... León
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Luis González Regueral ... Nicky
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Kiti Mánver ... Ana
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Alejandro Serna
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander.
Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Russ ...
... Nicolás
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Marisa Paredes ... Zoila Gómez
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David Thomson ... Warren Belch
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Tony Valento ... Hombre del supermercado
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El Gran Wyoming ... Macarra
Reception
In May 1980, , in ' wrote:
es, Trueba, amante de epopeyas soñadas habla de lo que ve, con ternura, con sarcasmo, con frescura, sin solemnidad, sin buscar salidas definitivas, sin pedir nada, con inteligencia. "Ópera prima", comedia, pedazo de vida, pureza en movimiento, salto al ruedo sin caparazones que espanten el peligro.
(Trueba, lover of dream epics speaks of what he sees, with tenderness, with sarcasm, with freshness, without solemnity, without looking for definitive exits, without asking for anything, with intelligence. ''Opera prima'', comedy, piece of life, purity in motion, jump into the ring without shells that scare away danger.)
Awards
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Venice Film Festival
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** Young Talent Award (
Fernando Trueba
Fernando RodrÃguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer.
Between 1974 and 1979, he worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper ''El PaÃs''. I ...
)
** Best actor ()
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** (Óscar Ladoire)
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1980 films
1980s Spanish-language films
Spanish comedy films
Films directed by Fernando Trueba
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