Ópera prima is a 1980 Spanish comic film directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Óscar Ladoire. It was written by Ladoire and Trueba. It is one of the most acclaimed Spanish Cinema films of the eighties. It is considered an iconic example of the comedia madrileña.[1]

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Ópera prima
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SpanishÓpera prima
Directed byFernando Trueba
Screenplay byÓscar Ladoire  [ es]
Fernando Trueba
Produced byMiguel Ángel Bermejo
Fernando Colomo
Manolo Matji  [ es]
CinematographyÁngel Luis Fernández  [ es]
Music byFernando Ember
Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
Running time
94 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
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Synopsis

Matías, a young man recently separated from his wife, falls in love with his cousin Violeta, a girl passionate about violin and hippie style.

Cast

  • Óscar Ladoire [es] ... Matías
  • Paula Molina [es] ... Violeta
  • Antonio Resines ... León
  • Luis González Regueral ... Nicky
  • Kiti Mánver ... Ana
  • Alejandro Serna ... Nicolás
  • Marisa Paredes ... Zoila Gómez
  • David Thomson ... Warren Belch
  • Tony Valento ... Hombre del supermercado
  • El Gran Wyoming ... Macarra

Reception

Writing for Guía del Ocio [es], Carlos Boyero [es] wrote about a film "comedy, piece of life, purity in motion" jumping "into the ring without shells that scare away danger".[2]

Awards

  • Venice Film Festival
  • Premios Fotogramas de Plata [es]
    • Anexo:Fotogramas de Plata al mejor intérprete de cine español [es] (Óscar Ladoire)

References

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