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The Sow

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The Sow
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa marrana
Directed byJosé Luis Cuerda
Written byJosé Luis Cuerda
Starring
CinematographyHans Burmann
Production
companies
  • Central de Producciones Audiovisuales
  • Antea Films
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release dates
  • 30 October 1992 (1992-10-30) (Seminci)
  • 6 November 1992 (1992-11-06) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Sow (Spanish: La marrana)[1] is a 1992 Spanish rural comedy and adventure film directed and written by José Luis Cuerda which stars Alfredo Landa and Antonio Resines.

Plot

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Starting in the summer of 1492, the plot shows the mishaps of the common folk (two vagrants, Bartolomé and Ruy, respectively a man freed from captivity in Tunis and a deserter from the Granada War, accompanied by a sow) living badly in the Crown of Castile, seeking to embark on a caravel in the harbor of Palos.[2][3][4]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Central de Producciones Audiovisuales and Antea Films production, and also had support from the Ministry of Culture and Generalitat Valenciana.[9] Shooting locations included Trujillo, Boadilla del Monte, La Alberca, and the Veruela Abbey.[10][11]

Release

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The film had its world premiere at the Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 1992.[12] It was theatrically released in Spain on 6 November 1992.[13]

Reception

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Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País deemed The Sow to be a "well made, amusing and a tad coarse" film, with a tendency to scatological humour and the picaresque novel dialogues.[12]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1993 7th Goya Awards Best Actor Alfredo Landa Won [14]
Best Cinematography Hans Burmann Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Juan-Navarro 2018, p. 262.
  2. ^ Juan-Navarro, Santiago (2018). "La marrana (The Sow) (1992)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 262–263. ISBN 9781442271333.
  3. ^ García Marsilla, Juan Vicente; Ortiz Villeta, Áurea (2018). Del castillo al plató. 50 miradas de cine sobre la Edad Media. Barcelona: Editorial UOC. ISBN 978-84-9116-896-6.
  4. ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (6 November 1992). ""La historia de 'La marrana' sigue vigente", dice José Luis Cuerda". El País.
  5. ^ Santaolalla, Isabel (2005). "Hispanoamérica". Los "otros": etnicidad y "raza" en el cine español contemporáneo. Zaragoza: Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. p. 233. ISBN 9788477337539.
  6. ^ Santaolalla 2005, p. 233.
  7. ^ a b c d e "La marrana". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  8. ^ Luque, Alejandro (11 September 2004). "El festival 'Alcances' rinde homenaje al actor Antonio Dechent". El País.
  9. ^ Martínez Gómez, Eduardo (28 February 2020). "In memoriam José Luís Cuerda (1947-2020)". mrc.es.
  10. ^ Sánchez Ballesteros, Eva (5 February 2020). "Cuando el Monasterio de Veruela se convirtió en plató de 'La Marrana'". Cadena SER.
  11. ^ Verdú Schumann, Daniel A. "Una visión alternativa de 1492: La marrana (Cuerda, 1992)". V Congreso International de Historia y Cine: Escenarios de Cine Histórico (PDF). p. 1224.
  12. ^ a b Fernández-Santos, Ángel (31 October 1992). "José Luis Cuerda presenta 'La marrana' en la Seminci". El País.
  13. ^ "La marrana". Sensacine. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  14. ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF). Lunwerg. 2011. p. 275. ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8.
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