Earth (1996)
"Tierra" (original title)

Angel, an exterminator recently released from a mental hospital, comes to rid a small Spanish town of tiny grubs in the soil. The local wine-making industry has found these pests ... See full summary »

Director:

Julio Medem

Writer:

Julio Medem (screenplay)

Stars:

Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suárez, Karra Elejalde

9 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carmelo Gómez	...	Ángel Bengoelxeo
Emma Suárez	...	Ángela
Karra Elejalde	...	Patricio
Silke	...	Mari
Nancho Novo	...	Alberto
Txema Blasco	...	Tomás
Ane Sánchez	...	Ángela Hija
Juan José Suárez	...	Manuel
Ricardo Amador	...	Charly
César Vea	...	Miñón
Pepe Viyuela	...	Ulloa
Alicia Agut	...	Cristina
Miguel Palenzuela	...	Tío Ángel
Vicente Haro	...	Alcalde (as Vicente Haro Marón)
Adelfina Serrano	...	Concha

Storyline

Angel, an exterminator recently released from a mental hospital, comes to rid a small Spanish town of tiny grubs in the soil. The local wine-making industry has found these pests responsible for giving their product an "earthy" taste that has divided local opinion. While in town, Angel becomes involved with two beautiful and very different women, and impacts their lives on a grand scale. Can either of these women accept the fact that Angel travels with a "ghost" of himself, or that he routinely speaks with the deseased townspeople?

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Plot Keywords:

angel | wine making | exterminator | wild boar | vine | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

10 April 1997 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Earth

Filming Locations:

Calatayud, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 114,564,801 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lolafilms, Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Antonio Banderas' was supposed to play Ángel in the film, but due to schedule problems, director Julio Medem replaced him with Carmelo Gómez

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Connections

References The Exterminating Angel (1962)

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Soundtracks

"Izar Ederra"
Written by Ruper Odorika

User Reviews

A complicated movie about a complicated person

The title of my text may give you the impression that i disliked this movie...Untrue!!! It's the best Spanish movie I've ever seen!

The great highlight of this "complicated" movie (it's full of nonsense) is the introspective point of view of the main character Angel, who judges himself a complicated person. Indeed he is! And who's not?

In this movie you share every thought (and even hallucinations) of Angel. At first sight, his thoughts may seem to be a bit weird for you, but for sure your deep thoughts would be weird for me as well. So what we have in this movie is a nice trip inside Angels head... And although I felt sometimes that Angel's completely insane, I couldn't help to identify myself with him sometimes...

So, if you're a great fan of movies with a "well-established" plot, with "good guys" and "bad guys", and in which everything is crystal clear, just don't waste your time with this movie. But if you're not, then let yourself go deep into the tierra.