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The Fencing Master (film)

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The Fencing Master
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl maestro de esgrima
Directed byPedro Olea
Screenplay by
Based onThe Fencing Master
by Arturo Pérez Reverte
Produced by
  • Pedro Olea
  • Antonio Cardenal
Starring
CinematographyAlfredo Mayo
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music byJosé Nieto
Production
companies
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release date
  • 18 September 1992 (1992-09-18)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Fencing Master (Spanish: El maestro de esgrima) is a 1992 Spanish adventure film directed by Pedro Olea, and starring Omero Antonutti, Assumpta Serna, and Joaquim de Almeida. Based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, the plot follows a renowned fencer who becomes the mentor for a young woman seeking a means of revenge.

It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]

Plot

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Set in 1868 Madrid against the backdrop of the buildup to the Glorious Revolution, the plot tracks fencing master Jaime de Astarloa and his new pupil Adela de Otero.[3]

Cast

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Production

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The film is an Origen PC and Altube production.[6]

Release

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Distributed by United International Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 18 September 1992.[7][8]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1993 7th Goya Awards Best Film Nominated [6]
Best Director Pedro Olea Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Antonio Larreta, Arturo Pérez Reverte, Francisco Prada, Pedro Olea Won
Best Actress Assumpta Serna Nominated
Best Original Score José Nieto Won
Best Editing José Salcedo Nominated
Best Cinematography Alfredo F. Mayo Nominated
Best Art Direction Luis "Koldo" Vallés Nominated
Best Production Supervision Antonio Guillén Rey Nominated
Best Costume Design Javier Artiñano Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Josefa Morales, Romana González Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ^ "Foreign Oscar entries submitted". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ "El maestro de esgrima". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  4. ^ Belmonte Serrano, José (2001). "Arturo Pérez-Reverte y sus relaciones con el cine" (PDF). Lenguaje y Textos. 17: 182. ISSN 1133-4770.
  5. ^ a b c d e Belmonte Serrano 2001, p. 182.
  6. ^ a b "El maestro de esgrima". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. ^ Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF). Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Educación. Secretaría General Técnica. p. 132. ISBN 84-451-1821-8.
  8. ^ "El maestro de esgrima · España 1992". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
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