El secdleto de la tlompeta (1995)

Director:

Javier Fesser

Writer:

Javier Fesser

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot Keywords:

Absurd Humor | Race Car | Black Comedy

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Ramón Langa	...	Narrador (voice)
Pablo Pinedo	...	Pinedo / Madre de Gutiérrez / Hermano Gemelo de Pinedo (as Pabdlo Pinedo)
Pietro Olivera	...	El Padre Lucas (as Pietdo Olivedga)
César Vea	...	El Obrero (as Cezad Vea)
Guillermo Fesser	...	El Productor de Cortos (voice) (as Guilledmo Fessed)
José Maria Deleyto	...	El Guardia Forestal del Bosque de Álamos Milenarios de Bustarviejo (as Jose Madia Deleyto)
Alberto Fesser	...	El Dueño de la Gasolinera (as Albedto Fessed)
Jaime Barella	...	Hombre de Telefónica #1 (as Jaime Badella)
Juan Luis Cano	...	Hombre de Telefónica #2
Angel Rico	...	Guardia Civil #1 (as Angel Dico)
Paco Cubo	...	Guardia Civil #2
César Macarrón	...	Excursionista Tiroteado (as Cesad Macadon)
José Riolobos	...	El niño amigo del Padre Lucas (as Jose Diolobos)
José Monleón	...	Amadeo, el Portero del Padre Lucas (as Jose Moleon)
Rogelio Fora	...	Piloto de Rally / Hermano Gemelo del Piloto de Rally (as Dogelio Foda)
Domitilo González	...	El Amigo del Guardia Forestal (as Domitilo Gonzalez)
Tia Maisa	...	Enfermera Trompetista
Javier Jiménez	...	El Periodista (as Javied Jimenedz)
Antonio Fernández Santamaría	...	El Hombre disfrazado de Romano en la fiesta de Gutiérrez (as Santamadia)
Cipriano González	...	Alberto Jorge, el Padre de Gutiérrez (as Cipdiano Gonzalez)
Cándida Villar	...	La Vecina con carro de la compra (as Candida Villad)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alberto Anaut		(as Albedto Anaut)
Pepa Barahona		(as Pepa Badahona)
Alfonso De la Viuda
M. Oscar Díaz		(as M. Oscad Diaz)
Beatriz Fesser		(as Beatdiz Fessed)
Blanca Fesser		(as Blanca Fessed)
María Fesser		(as Madia Fessed)
Pilar Losantos		(as Pilad Lozanitos)
Pilar Macarrón		(as Pilad Macadon)
Marivi Manzanal		(as Madivi Manzanal)
Alfredo Martínez		(as Alfdedo Madtinez)
Ricardo Mosquera		(as Dicaddo Mosqueda)
Marina Ortiz		(as Madina Odtiz)
Celia Pereiro		(as Celia Pedeido)
Pachi Ramos		(as Pachi Damos)
Begoña Sanz
Deli Velasco

Directed by
Javier Fesser

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Javier Fesser

Produced by
José Luis Garci	....	producer
Luis Manso	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Luis Manso

Film Editing by
Javier Fesser

Art Direction by
César Macarrón

Production Management
Marina Ortiz	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
César Macarrón	....	assistant director

Sound Department
José María Bloch	....	sound
Sergio Bürmann	....	sound
Carlos Culebras	....	sound

Special Effects by
Blanca Fesser	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Javier Fesser	....	camera operator
Santiago Zuazo	....	assistant camera

Other crew
César Macarrón	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Películas Pendelton

Distributors

• Der KurzFilmVerleih (Austria)
• Der KurzFilmVerleih (Germany)
• Der KurzFilmVerleih (Switzerland)
• Self Distribuzione (2006) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)

Special Effects

• Efe-X

Runtime:

17 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Películas Pendelton

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Miracle of P. Tinto (1998)

Soundtrack:

Skokiaan

A tremendous, free-wheeling comedy with no real plot but an amazing energy that makes it great fun to watch

Pinedo works in a garage and is being chased by the law despite his quiet life. Father Lucas is a kind, generous man who has great skills in making friends, being kind and avoiding dog mess on the street. Their two stories become intertwined with a producer trying to keep costs down for a lousy short film, a man mistakenly turning up in fancy dress for a normal party, a young boy with an axe, a short sighted game keeper, a bored doorman, 30 or 40 helicopters and horses, running horses.

No. No, it doesn't actually make anymore sense when you watch it either but what it does do is race through the film with a great energy and an unrestrained sense of creativity and imagination mixed with a real flair for the funny. The plot is less important than this although it is actually interesting and it all hangs together in a sort of way that is quite hilarious at times while still not actually meaning anything. I could imagine that this energy without plot could annoy those who had other expectations but I find it hard to believe that the casual viewer would not be own over by the joy that is this little film.

For all the producer's comments the film is very polished and very professional. It mixes puppets with live action, hyper style with sweeping landscape shots, the reality of the plot with the reality of it just being a film. It is hard to describe but I could not imagine it being put together in a better way or being delivered in a more enjoyable package! The cast all buy into it and they all add to the fantastic feel of the film and the feeling of them all being real but also of another world – meanwhile the narrator speaks so fast that it is hard to even keep up with the subtitles.

Overall this was a wonderful find for me and alone justified the price I paid of the DVD short films collection I bought to get it! The direction is superb, the writing is energetic and hilarious even if it has very little in the way of traditional narrative and the film is a joy to watch as it rips its way across the screen in a total blaze of unrestrained energy and creativity.