Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (film)

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
Spanish	Pantaleón y las visitadoras
Directed by	Francisco José Lombardi
Screenplay by	Giovanna Pollarolo; Enrique Moncloa;
Based on	Captain Pantoja and the Special Service; by Mario Vargas Llosa
Produced by	José Enrique Crousillat
Starring	Angie Cepeda; Salvador del Solar;
Cinematography	Teo Delgado
Edited by	Danielle Fillios
Music by	Bingen Mendizábal
Release dates	October 1999 (Peru); 30 June 2000 (Spain);
Running time	137 minutes
Countries	Peru; Spain;
Language	Spanish

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (Spanish: Pantaleón y las visitadoras) is a 1999 Peruvian-Spanish film directed by Francisco J. Lombardi. It is based on the eponymous comic novel by Mario Vargas Llosa. The film was chosen as Peru's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.^[1]

Plot

The plot follows Captain Pantaleón Pantoja, a straightlaced army captain put in charge of creating a brothel for the army, in order to reduce the incidence of rape surrounding army bases and outposts. The first half of the movie focuses on the humor of the situation, as Pantaleon runs the brothel like an efficient branch of the army. The second half is more dramatic as the captain is changed by running the army brothel and focuses on his relationship with the prostitute Olga "the Colombian".

Cast

Salvador del Solar as Pantaleón Pantoja
Angie Cepeda as Olga Arellano "the Colombian"
Mónica Sánchez as "Pochita"
Pilar Bardem as "Chuchupe"
Gianfranco Brero [es] as General Collazos^[2]
Tatiana Astengo [es] as "la Pechuga"
Norka Ramírez [es] as Vanessa^[2]
Víctor Ángeles as Sargento Panduro^[2]

Production

The film is a Peruvian-Spanish co-production,^[3] by América Producciones alongside Inca Films and Tornasol Films, with the participation of Vía Digital [es].^[4]

Release

The film premiered in Peru in late 1999.^[5] Its Spanish theatrical release was scheduled for 30 June 2000.^[6]

The North-American release features a runtime of 119 minutes.^[7]

References

^ "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1999-11-22. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c Vásquez Arana 2009, p. 103.
^ Vásquez Arana, Diana Margarita (2009). El cine de Lombardi como estrategia didáctica en la enseñanza de la ética (PDF). Cali: Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. p. 103. ISSN 1692-2832.
^ Cockrell, Eddie (12 March 2000). "Captain Pantoja and the Special Service". Variety.
^ "Pantaleón, la película". La Nación. 9 September 2000.
^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (20 June 2006). "Lombardi insiste en la obra de Vargas Llosa y lleva al cine 'Pantaleón y las visitadoras'". El País.
^ "Captain Pantoja and the Special Services AKA Pantaleón y las visitadoras (2000)". DVD Compare. Retrieved 2010-07-12.

External links

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[1] "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1999-11-22. Retrieved 2008-08-20.

[FOOTNOTEVásquez_Arana2009103-2] Vásquez Arana 2009, p. 103.

[3] Vásquez Arana, Diana Margarita (2009). El cine de Lombardi como estrategia didáctica en la enseñanza de la ética (PDF). Cali: Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. p. 103. ISSN 1692-2832.

[4] Cockrell, Eddie (12 March 2000). "Captain Pantoja and the Special Service". Variety.

[5] "Pantaleón, la película". La Nación. 9 September 2000.

[6] Fernández-Santos, Elsa (20 June 2006). "Lombardi insiste en la obra de Vargas Llosa y lleva al cine 'Pantaleón y las visitadoras'". El País.

[7] "Captain Pantoja and the Special Services AKA Pantaleón y las visitadoras (2000)". DVD Compare. Retrieved 2010-07-12.

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