Sesión continua (1984)

The film tells the story of the relationship and friendship of two men who are both very much affected by the cinema: Both of them are writers, one of books the other of screenplays.

Director:

José Luis Garci

Writers:

José Luis Garci (screenplay), José Luis Garci (story),

Stars:

Adolfo Marsillach, Jesús Puente, María Casanova

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Adolfo Marsillach	...	José Manuel Varela
Jesús Puente	...	Federico Alcántara
María Casanova	...	La Mala
José Bódalo	...	Dionisio Balboa
Encarna Paso	...	Pili
Víctor Valverde
Patricia Calot
Pablo Hoyos
Emma Suárez	...	Sonia
Rafael Hernández
Yolanda Ríos	...	Amelia
Juan Calot
Diana Salcedo
Primitivo Rojas
Maite Marchante

Storyline

The film tells the story of the relationship and friendship of two men who are both very much affected by the cinema: Both of them are writers, one of books the other of screenplays.

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Plot Keywords:

writing

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Taglines:

Una cosa es el cine y otra, mucho más peligrosa, la vida.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1 September 1984 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Double Feature

Filming Locations:

Arroes, Asturias, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 58,138,009 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nickel Odeon S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jesús Puente and Adolfo Marsillach were not the first choice to play their roles. Director José Luis Garci wanted to cast Alfredo Landa and José Sacristán, but both actors refused because of professional rivalry between them.

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Connections

References Psycho (1960)

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