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Oh, Carmela!

Original title: ¡Ay, Carmela!
  • 19901990
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
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7.1/10
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Carmen Maura and Andrés Pajares in Oh, Carmela! (1990)
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During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy lan... Read allDuring the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.
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    • Carlos Saura
    • Rafael Azcona
    • José Sanchis Sinisterra(play)
    • Carlos Saura
  • Stars
    • Carmen Maura
    • Andrés Pajares
    • Gabino Diego
    • Carlos Saura
    • Rafael Azcona
    • José Sanchis Sinisterra(play)
    • Carlos Saura
  • Stars
    • Carmen Maura
    • Andrés Pajares
    • Gabino Diego
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    • 18User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Gabino Diego, Carmen Maura, and Andrés Pajares in Oh, Carmela! (1990)
    Gabino Diego, Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, and Carlos Saura in Oh, Carmela! (1990)
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    Carmen Maura
    Carmen Maura
    • Carmela
    Andrés Pajares
    Andrés Pajares
    • Paulino
    • (as Andres Pajares)
    Gabino Diego
    Gabino Diego
    • Gustavete
    Armando De Razza
    Armando De Razza
    • Teniente Ripamonte
    • (as Maurizio De Razza)
    José Sancho
    José Sancho
    • Capitán
    • (as Jose Sancho)
    Mario De Candia
    • Bruno CTV 1º
    Miguel Rellán
    Miguel Rellán
    • Teniente interrogador
    • (as Miguel Angel Rellan)
    Edward Zentara
    Edward Zentara
    • Soldado polaco
    Rafael Díaz
    • Centinela
    • (as Rafael Diaz)
    Chema Mazo
    • Alcalde
    Antonio Fuentes
    • Alférez artillero
    Mario Martín
    Mario Martín
    • Cacique
    • (as Mario Martin)
    Emilio del Valle
    • Cabo Cardoso
    Silvia Casanova
    Silvia Casanova
    • Mujer presa
    Alfonso Guirao
    • Campesino
    Felipe García Vélez
    Felipe García Vélez
    • Médico
    • (as Felipe Velez)
    Félix Pardo
    • Soldado CTV 2º
    • (as Felix Pardo)
    Manuel Millán
    • Cabo
    • (as Manolo Millan)
      • Carlos Saura
      • Rafael Azcona
      • José Sanchis Sinisterra(play)
      • Carlos Saura
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    • Trivia
      Embeded with prejudice, Carlos Saura didn't want to cast Carmen Maura as the lead, and he told her so. Instead of feeling bad, Maura decided to prove him wrong and gave such a powerful audition that the director casted her in the act.
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      Referenced in La fiesta (2003)
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      Written by Juan Mostazo and Ramón Perelló

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    7/10
    you have to excuse the overwrought ending
    During the Spanish Civil War a spirited vaudeville team on a morale boosting tour of the republican front lines is captured by fascist troops and made an offer they can't refuse: face imprisonment and possible execution or perform a degrading propaganda skit for the amusement of local officers. The stakes are clear: collaborate and live, or refuse and die, and from that simple dilemma director Carlos Saura conveys the escalating tension before the show with a healthy measure of wartime drama and ironic backstage humor. Saura understands that genuine tragedy requires at least a touch of comedy, provided here by an energetic cast led by the reliable Carmen Maura, who even does her own singing and dancing. So it's too bad that after building such momentum the film has to end on a lurid climax better suited to an Oliver Stone potboiler, complete with strobe light effects and mass audience hysteria. But it's a small price to pay for an otherwise elegant and entertaining reminder of how, even in a war where the issues are obvious, some decisions can be mortally dangerous to make.
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    • Nov 5, 2010

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      • September 13, 1990 (Argentina)
      • Spain
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      • Spanish
      • Polish
      • Italian
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      • Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Iberoamericana Films Internacional
      • Televisión Española (TVE)
      • Ellepi Films
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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