Memoirs of Leticia Valle

Memoirs of Leticia Valle^[1] (Spanish: Memorias de Leticia Valle) is a 1979 Spanish coming-of-age drama film directed by Miguel Ángel Rivas based on the novel of the same name by Rosa Chacel. Emma Suárez stars as the title character.

Memoirs of Leticia Valle
Film poster
Spanish	Memorias de Leticia Valle
Directed by	Miguel Angel Rivas
Screenplay by	Maribel Alonso Alberto Porlanco Miguel Angel Rivas
Based on	Memorias de Leticia Valle by Rosa Chacel
Starring	Ramiro Oliveros Jeannine Mestre Fernando Rey Emma Suárez Héctor Alterio Queta Claver Francisco Casares Esperanza Roy
Cinematography	Carlos Suárez
Edited by	Eduardo Biurrun
Music by	Alberto Bourbón
Distributed by	Arte 7
Release dates	10 September 1979 (1979-09-10) (Zinemaldia) 25 February 1980 (1980-02-25) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Set in 1912, the plot follows the mishaps of a 14-year-old girl from Simancas, Old Castile, entering an affective triangle with her two educators Doña Luisa and Don Daniel. She ends up moving with her uncle and aunt to Switzerland after the suicide of one of her educators.^[2][3][4]

Cast

• Ramiro Oliveros as Don Daniel^[5]
• Jeannine Mestre [es] as Doña Luisa^[5]
• Fernando Rey as Fernando Valle^[6]
• Emma Suárez as Leticia^[5]
• Héctor Alterio^[5]
• Irina Kuberskaya [es]^[5]
• Queta Claver ^[5]
• Francisco Casares^[5]
• Esperanza Roy as Aurelia^[5]

Production

The film boasted a 22 million ₧ budget.^[3] Shooting locations included Valladolid, Simancas, Segovia, and Cuenca.^[7][8]

Release

The film received a pre-screening in Valladolid ahead of its San Sebastián International Film Festival debut in September 1979.^[7] Distributed by Arte 7, it was released theatrically in Spain on 25 February 1980.^[9]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1980

References

1. Kaplan, Mike (1981). Variety International Showbusiness Reference. Garland Pub. p. 473. ISBN 978-0-8240-9341-9.
2. Cine y literatura española. Guía de largometrajes (PDF). Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Cultura y Deportes. Dirección General de Promoción Cultural. 2005. p. 83.
3. ""Memorias de Leticia Valle", de Miguel Angel Rivas (España) basada en la novela de Rosa Chacel" (PDF). San Sebastián International Film Festival. 10 September 1979. p. 14.
4. Alba, Ramón (2005). Literatura española: una historia de cine. Ediciones Polifemo. p. 134. ISBN 978-84-86547-85-1.
5. Torres 2004, p. 300.
6. Torres, Augusto M. (2004). Directores españoles malditos. Madrid: Huerga & Fierro Editores. p. 300. ISBN 84-8374-480-5.
7. Dios, Luis Miguel de (8 September 1979). "Estreno en Valladolid de "Memorias de Leticia Valle", según texto de Rosa Chacel". El País.
8. ""Memorias de Leticia Valle", segunda película de Miguel Angel Rivas". El País. 21 July 1979.
9. "Memorias de Leticia Valle · España 1979". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 18 May 2024 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.