''Twisted Obsession'' (; ) is a 1989 Spanish-French

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directed by

Fernando Trueba Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish filmmaker, writer, producer and book editor. Career Between 1974 and 1979, Trueba worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper '' El Paí ...

and starring

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and

Miranda Richardson Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress who has worked in film, television and theatre. After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End theatre, West ...

. It consists of an adaptation of the 1976 novel '' The Dream of the Mad Monkey'' () by Christopher Frank.

Plot

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Dan Gillis becomes involved with a young

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brother and sister.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Trueba, and

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. Shot in English, the film is a Spanish-French co-production, produced by Iberoamericana in association with French Production, International Production and Sofica Valor. Shooting took place in

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and

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Release

The film screened at the 46th Venice International Film Festival in September 1989.

Accolades

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, , Fernando Trueba , , , - , Best Art Direction , , Pierre-Louis Thévenet , , , - , Best Production Supervision , , José López Rodero , , , - , Best Cinematography , , José Luis Alcaine , , , - , Best Adapted Screenplay , , Fernando Trueba, Manolo Matji, Menno Meyjes , , , - , Best Makeup and Hairstyles , , José Antonio Sánchez, Paquita Núñez , , , - , Best Editing , , Carmen Frías , , , - , Best Original Score , , Antoine Duhamel , , , - ,

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, , Eduardo Fernández, Georges Prat, Pablo Blanco , , , - ,

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, , Christian Bourqui , ,

References

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