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Director:
Antonio Mercero
Writers:
Antonio Mercero (writer)
Horacio Valcárcel (writer)
Release Date:
18 December 1998 (Spain) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Plot:
After the Spanish Civil War breaks out, the Prado Museum is being evacuated. One of the guards finds a painting by the master... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
should've been better more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Gabino Diego ... Manuel

Leonor Watling ... Carmen
Adriana Ozores ... Flora
Luis Cuenca ... Melquíades
Héctor Colomé ... Lucas
Ramón Agirre ... Portero
Aten Soria ... Filo
Juan José Otegui ... Professor Miralles
Josep Maria Pou ... Heliodoro (as José María Pou)
Txema Blasco ... Cuñado Professor
Ramón Langa ... Director Bellas Artes
Joan Gadea ... Perez Rubio
Charo Zapardiel ... Jefa Economato
Rafael Martín ... Secretario Sindicato
Paco Sagárzazu ... Jacinto
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Time for Defiance (Europe: English title)
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Runtime:
Colombia:113 min | Spain:120 min | Argentina:115 min
Country:
Spain
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Certification:
Spain:T | Argentina:13

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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
should've been better, 29 March 2004
6/10
Author: jogrant from Madrid, Spain

The story is interesting and well documented, the scenery and costumes are near perfect, the anecdotes are all real. This should have been quite a good movie about one family's engaging experiences during the civil war. However; the directing style fails the movie as it throws back to the paltry directing style so common in Spanish films in the sixties. Rather than plot or character development, the progression of the film is little more than a series of sketches reproducing anecdotes. There is no feeling that what goes on ties together as one story.

The acting leaves a lot to be desired as well and is particularly disappointing given that the four main characters are all portrayed by well accomplished and capable interpretive artists. Although it is sporadically authentic and convincing in some scenes, most of the time the acting is merely caricature. The best performance in the movie is provided by the little boy.

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