El año de las luces (1986)

Director:

Fernando Trueba

Writers:

Rafael Azcona (writer)
Manuel Huete (story)
(more)

Release Date:

5 December 1986 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army...

Plot Keywords:

Spanish Civil War | Spain

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Jorge Sanz	...	Manolo
Maribel Verdú	...	María Jesús
Verónica Forqué	...	Irene
Manuel Alexandre	...	Emilio
Rafaela Aparicio	...	Rafaela
Santiago Ramos	...	Pepe
Chus Lampreave	...	Doña Tránsito
José Sazatornil	...	Don Teódulo
Violeta Cela	...	Vicenta
Diana Peñalver	...	Paquita
Lucas Martín	...	Jesús
Juan de Pablos	...	Padre José
Pedro Reyes	...	Pascual
Pilar Marco	...	Pepita
José María Cañete	...	Caballero
Gabriel Latorre	...	falangista
Antonio Sequeira	...	Joao
María Jesús Hoyos	...	Tomasa
Sonia Tarin	...	Chica Plaza
Mercedes Jiménez	...	Chica Quiosco
Carmen Velasco	...	Madre
Paloma Recio	...	Hermana 1
Isabel Ordaz	...	Hermana 2
Pilar Ordóñez	...	Hermana 3
Mónica Martín	...	Hermana 4
Bárbara Tardón	...	Hermana 5
Sot'so	...	Joven autobús
José Antonio Díaz	...	Viudo
Herlinda Cembreros	...	Tía
Javier Lozano	...	Guardia Civil 1
Joaquín Chaves	...	Guardia Civil 2
Carlos Lucas	...	Detenido
Ismael Martín	...	Niño
Marcelo García Flores	...	Motorista
Rosa Pascual	...	Monja 1
Asunción Nogales	...	Monja 2
Casimira Encinas	...	Campesina
Carmen Espada	...	Señora
Rafael Serna	...	Cazador 1
Jesús Fernández	...	Cazador 2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manuel Huete

Directed by
Fernando Trueba

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rafael Azcona		writer
Manuel Huete		story
Fernando Trueba		writer

Produced by
Andrés Vicente Gómez	....	producer

Original Music by
Francisco Guerrero

Cinematography by
Juan Amorós

Film Editing by
Carmen Frías

Production Design by
Josep Rosell

Art Direction by
Luis Argüello

Set Decoration by
Ramón Moya		(setting)

Costume Design by
Luis Argüello

Makeup Department
Jorge Hernández	....	assistant makeup artist
Juan Pedro Hernández	....	makeup artist
Teresa Matías	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jaime Botella	....	assistant production manager
Juan Botella	....	assistant production manager
Esther García	....	assistant production manager
Cristina Huete	....	production manager
Juan de la Flor	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eusebio Graciani	....	assistant director
Carmen Martínez	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Agustín Alcázar	....	props
Vázquez Hermanos	....	property master
Luciano Romero	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Luis Castro	....	sound effects
Jean-Claude Laureux	....	sound
Gilles Ortion	....	boom operator
Alfonso Pino	....	sound mixer
Antonio Rodríguez 'Mármol'	....	sound re-recordist

Special Effects by
Juan Sánchez	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Juan Amorós	....	camera operator
Enrique Arias	....	second assistant camera
Rafael Castro	....	electrician
Alfredo Díaz	....	key grip
Francisco Durán	....	electrician
Fernando Fernández	....	generator operator
Rafael García Martos	....	gaffer
Ángel Gómez	....	grip
Joaquín Manchado	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
María Teresa García Trueba	....	wardrobe
Lala Huete	....	assistant costume designer
Peris	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Pablo Blanco	....	first assistant editor
Benjamín Garrido	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Ángel Muñoz Alonso	....	musical advisor

Transportation Department
Ángel Megino	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Manolo Agudero	....	gunsmith
Emilio Ardura	....	tapestry
Miguel Chang	....	administrator
Marisa Ibarra	....	script supervisor
Alfonso Jadraque	....	location manager
Fernando López	....	wrangler
María del Carmen Martínez	....	assistant to director

Thanks
Manolo	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Iberoamericana Films Producción

Distributors

• Iberoamericana Films Producción

Also Known As:

The Year of Awakening
Year of Enlightment (International: English title)

Runtime:

105 min | Argentina:106 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Spain:13 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Iberoamericana Films Producción

Movie Connections:

References Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938)

A Gentle awakening

This beautifully sensitive rites of passage film was co-authored by Rafael Azcona and the director Fernando Trueba, who later worked together on the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque. Those who enjoyed that film, or indeed any thoughtful film with sensitive characterisation, will enjoy this too. There are so few films of this quality made in any language, and it deserves much wider recognition. The two teenage leads Jorge Sanz and Maribel Verdu are perfectly cast and show how exquisite can be the process of discovery and self-discovery in young lovers brought together at a time of maximum curiosity and receptiveness. A beautiful film.