La niña de tus ojos (1998)

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...

Director:

Fernando Trueba

Writers:

Rafael Azcona, Miguel Ángel Egea,

Stars:

Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz

14 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Dobrý	...	Leo
Götz Otto	...	Heinrich von Wermelskirch
Hanna Schygulla	...	Magda Goebbels
María Barranco	...	Embajadora
Juan Luis Galiardo	...	Embajador (as Juan Luís Galiardo)

Storyline

Corren los años 40. Una modesta compañía de cineastas españoles abandona la España de Franco trasladándose a la Alemania de Hitler, para realizar una película coproducida entre ambos países. Se trata de un musical de ritmos andaluces protagonizado por la actriz Macarena Granada y dirigido por Blas Fontiveros. El contraste de ideologías entre españoles y alemanes es bastante marcado, y ello no tarda en hacerse notar...

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Plot Keywords:

prisoner | jewish | spanish civil war | movie set | nazi | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish German Russian

Release Date:

13 November 1998 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Girl of Your Dreams

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

€4,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL), Fernando Trueba Producciones Cinematográficas, Lolafilms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on true events during the filming of Carmen, la de Triana and Nights in Andalusia, both starring Imperio Argentina.

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Connections

References The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

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Soundtracks

"La bien pagá"
Written by Ramón Perelló & Juan Mostazo
Performed by Penélope Cruz

User Reviews

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.