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THE QUEEN OF SPAIN

LA REINA DE ESPAÑA

By Fernando TRUEBA

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Art - Culture - Completed 2017


Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale - EFM 2017
Vancouver IFF 2017
Calgary 2017
Atlantic 2017
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    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Art - Culture, Epic, Action/Adventure
    • Countries
    • SPAIN
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 128 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Fernando TRUEBA
    • Synopsis
    • Oscar®-winning director Fernando Trueba, brings together an all-star cast for a lavish homage to 1950s Spanish cinema. A spirited film-within-a-film, The Queen of Spain is an artful rendering of breathtaking costumes, rich visuals and madcap fun, unpredictably melding Hollywood’s studio system with that of fascist-era Spain.

      After enjoying a successful career in Hollywood, Spanish actress Macarena Granada (a luminous Penélope Cruz) returns home to play Queen Isabella in an epic period film that has the local media buzzing. Once in Spain, she runs into former friends and colleagues while the film production goes through a roller coaster of emotional scenarios, including the return of a once-famous director, passionate affairs between crew members, and the hovering presence of Franco’s regime.

      The film is brimming with intriguing historical references, such as a blacklisted American screenwriter (Mandy Patinkin) who, in an apparent nod to Hollywood Ten member Alvah Bessie, is said to have fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. The Glamorous movie stars, blacklisted writers, campy production designers, fabulous sets, and hunky grips all coming together to make movies and snub their noses at Generalissimo Franco. This is a delight from first moment to last—a mixture of affectionate and not-so-affectionate satire that hits its targets dead center.
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