La regenta (transl. The regent's wife) is a 1995 Spanish prime-time television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Leopoldo Alas. Produced by Televisión Española, it was directed and written by Fernando Méndez-Leite and starred by Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Héctor Alterio, Juan Luis Galiardo and Carmelo Gómez. Its three episodes were broadcast on La Primera of Televisión Española on 17–19 January 1995.
| La regenta | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | La regenta by Leopoldo Alas |
| Screenplay by | Fernando Méndez-Leite |
| Directed by | Fernando Méndez-Leite |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Bingen Mendizábal |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Rafael Casenave |
| Editor | Nieves Martín |
| Running time | 300 min. |
| Production company | Televisión Española |
| Budget | 500 million ₧ |
| Original release | |
| Network | La Primera |
| Release | 17 January – 19 January 1995 |
Plot
editThe story is set in Vetusta, a fictional provincial capital in northern Spain, where Ana Ozores marries the former prime judge of the city, Víctor Quintanar, a kind but fussy man much older than her. Feeling sentimentally abandoned, she lets herself be courted by the local casanova, Álvaro Mesía. To complete the circle, her confessor and canon in the cathedral of Vetusta, Don Fermín de Pas, also falls in love with her and becomes Mesía's unmentionable rival.
Production
editOriginally intended as a seven-episodes series of 90 minutes each, Fernando Méndez-Leite successively modified his initial script to fit in three episodes of 100 minutes each following the conditions imposed by Televisión Española. With a budget of 500 million pesetas, filming took place in Madrid and Oviedo under his direction for 84 days between April and July 1994.[1] María Luisa Ponte, who had already played the role of Petronila Rianzares in the 1975 film version directed by Gonzalo Suárez, reprised her role in the miniseries.[2]
Cast
edit- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Ana Ozores
- Héctor Alterio as Víctor Quintanar
- Juan Luis Galiardo as Álvaro Mesía
- Carmelo Gómez as Fermín de Pas
- Amparo Rivelles as Doña Paula
- Miguel Rellán as Tomás Crespo "Frígilis"
- Fiorella Faltoyano as Visitación
- Cristina Marcos as Petra
- María Luisa Ponte as Petronila Rianzares
- Manuel Alexandre as Santos Barinaga
Episodes
editThe series premiered on 17 January 1995 in prime-time on La Primera of Televisión Española and aired for three consecutive evenings averaging nearly six million viewers.[3]
| No. | Title | Original air date | Spain viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 17 January 1995 | N/A |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 18 January 1995 | N/A |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 19 January 1995 | N/A |
Accolades
editFIPA d'or
edit| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Actress | Cristina Marcos | Won | [4] |
Fotogramas de Plata
edit| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Television Actress | Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Won | [5] |
| Best Television Actor | Carmelo Gómez | Won |
Actors and Actresses Union Awards
edit| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Television Lead Performance | Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Won | [6] |
| Best Television Supporting Performance | Cristina Marcos | Won |
Restoration
editRTVE carried out a digital 4K UHD scanning, remastering and restoration of the series, that was originally recorded on film, and made it available online in RTVE Play and on its Botón Rojo app for 4K Smart TVs in 2020.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Méndez Leite finishes filming 'La regenta' for Televisión Española". El País (in Spanish). 21 July 1994.
- ^ Ripollès Iranzo, Joan (5 September 2014). "María Luisa Ponte, devourer of scenarios". Instituto Cervantes (in Spanish).
- ^ "A personal project with six million viewers". RTVE (in Spanish). 16 March 2009.
- ^ "Le palmarès". Le Monde (in French). 29 January 1995.
- ^ "Fotogramas de Plata 1995" (in Spanish). EFE. 11 March 1996.
- ^ "Winners of the 5th edition of the Union of Actors and Actresses Awards". Spanish Actors Union (in Spanish).
- ^ "RTVE launches the restored 4K versions of 'El Quijote' and 'La regenta' through its 'Botón Rojo'". Vertele (in Spanish). 28 July 2020.
External links
edit- Official page (in Spanish)
- La regenta at RTVE Play (in Spanish)
- La regenta at IMDb