La niña de tus ojos (1998)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Fernando Trueba

Writers:

Rafael Azcona (writer)
Miguel Ángel Egea (writer)

Release Date:

13 November 1998 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to make a film in co-production. Soon some problems start to arise...

Plot Keywords:

Solidarity | Nazi | Berlin Germany | Spanish Civil War | Film Industry

Awards:

13 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Penélope Cruz	...	Macarena Granada
Antonio Resines	...	Blas Fontiveros
Jorge Sanz	...	Julián Torralba
Rosa Maria Sardà	...	Rosa Rosales
Santiago Segura	...	Castillo
Loles León	...	Trini Morenos
Jesús Bonilla	...	Marco Bonilla
Neus Asensi	...	Lucia Gandia
Miroslav Táborský	...	Václav Passer (as Mirosláv Táborský)
Johannes Silberschneider	...	Goebbels
Karel Dobry	...	Leo (as Karel Dobrý)
Götz Otto	...	Heinrich von Wermelskirch
Hanna Schygulla	...	Magda Goebbels
María Barranco	...	Embajadora
Juan Luis Galiardo	...	Embajador (as Juan Luís Galiardo)

Also Known As:

The Girl of Your Dreams

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | German | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL)

Trivia:

Based on true events during the filming of Carmen, la de Triana (1938) and Andalusische Nächte (1938), both starring Imperio Argentina.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "El comisario: Ojo por ojo (#1.6)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

La bien pagá

For fans of Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz is so good in this movie she carries it; you really want to see what happens next. She has some great musical numbers and some excellent dramatic scenes. I also found the set design and scenery superior, as well as just the visuals who contrast the small, swarthy Spaniards against the Aryan ideal. The DVD I rented had two versions, in Castillian Spanish and Mexican Spanish, with English sub-titles, which was interesting when the characters spoke in German, as that was not translated unless a translator actually did it in the film. Actually there was even a little Russian. The supporting cast gets a little slapstick at times, but I found the film well worth it as a Cruz vehicle--she is quite a beautiful actress. 8/10.