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Sinatra

  • 19881988
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
179
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Alfredo Landa, Ana Obregón, Mercedes Sampietro, and Maribel Verdú in Sinatra (1988)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A depressed man works as an imitator of Frank Sinatra in a small local night club in Barcelona.A depressed man works as an imitator of Frank Sinatra in a small local night club in Barcelona.A depressed man works as an imitator of Frank Sinatra in a small local night club in Barcelona.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
179
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Francesc Betriu
  • Writers
    • Francesc Betriu
    • Raúl Núñez(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Alfredo Landa
    • Ana Obregón
    • Maribel Verdú
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  • Director
    • Francesc Betriu
  • Writers
    • Francesc Betriu
    • Raúl Núñez(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Alfredo Landa
    • Ana Obregón
    • Maribel Verdú
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    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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    Alfredo Landa
    Alfredo Landa
    • Sinatra
    Ana Obregón
    Ana Obregón
    • Isabel
    Maribel Verdú
    Maribel Verdú
    • Natalia
    Mercedes Sampietro
    Mercedes Sampietro
    • Mujer Sinatra
    Manuel Alexandre
    Manuel Alexandre
    • Manolo
    Julia Martínez
    Julia Martínez
    • Señora Hortensia
    • (as Julita Martínez)
    Luis Ciges
    Luis Ciges
    • Lagarto
    Queta Claver
    Queta Claver
    • Clementina
    Carlos Lucena
    • Camacho
    Víctor Pi
    • Juan Cuevas Heredia
    Antonio Suárez
    • Rosita
    Pilar Rebollar
    • Begoña
    Berti Tovías
    • Hermano Blanco Sol
    Juan Torres
    • Pepe
    Antonio Molino Rojo
    Antonio Molino Rojo
    • Encargado Bingo
    Teresa Soler
    • Putilla tatuada
    Vicenç Manel Domènech
    • Contreras
    Teresa Giménez
    • Rubia platino
    • Director
      • Francesc Betriu
    • Writers
      • Francesc Betriu
      • Raúl Núñez(screenplay) (story)
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    • Connections
      References Pal Joey (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Comienza la función
      Lyrics by Joaquín Sabina

      Music by Joaquín Sabina and Pancho Varona

      Performed by Joaquín Sabina, Alfredo Landa and Esperanza González

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    9/10
    Excellent vision of a good man's lonely life...
    Oh, this movie is a truly jewel! It stars Alfredo Landa (one of the greatest and most sadly underrated spanish actors) as a lonely, depressing and poor man who lives in Barcelona (specifically in a cheap motel) and whose job is to imitate Frank Sinatra in an also cheap cabaret (where Groucho Marx or Marilyn Monroe are also imitated). The movie follows this special character (who everybody calls Sinatra) on his meetings with weird people (the sex obsessed owner of the motel (Luis Ciges) or a troubled and "pregnant" teenager (Maribel Verdú) between others), his life in the motel and his misery.

    This is not Ken Loach or that kind of realism, though. Is a very special movie, sometimes odd and strange (the religious psychopath for example) but wonderfully written, directed and acted and with a high level of nostalgy, loneliness and sadness. Just a brief and powerful scene summarizes the feeling that the movie leaves on you: Sinatra is walking on the Ramblas (a popular street from Barcelona) when some cops approach him thinking he's a junkie or something and begin to frisk him breaking his jacket. The image of poor Sinatra with his coat broken is one of the most powerful scenes I've ever seen on spanish cinema.

    Movies like SINATRA leaves you with a strange and sad feeling...
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    • Sep 22, 2001

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1988 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Sinatra, un extraño en la noche
    • Filming locations
      • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production company
      • Ideas y Producciones Cinematográficas (IPC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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