The Love of Captain Brando (Spanish: El amor del capitán Brando) is a 1974 Spanish drama film written and directed by Jaime de Armiñán, starring Ana Belén, Fernando Fernán Gómez, and Jaime Gamboa.
| The Love of Captain Brando | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | El amor del capitán Brando |
| Directed by | Jaime de Armiñán |
| Written by | Jaime de Armiñán Juan Tébar |
| Starring | Ana Belén Fernando Fernán Gómez Jaime Gamboa |
| Cinematography | Luis Cuadrado |
| Edited by | José Luis Matesanz |
| Music by | José Nieto |
| Distributed by | Incine[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | 141.3 million pesetas[1] |
The film was a critical and commercial success and was one of the highest-grossing Spanish films at the time.[2]
Plot
editThe film follows the relationship of Aurora, a young school teacher, with two men of opposite generations who fall in love with her: Fernando, a middle age republican exile, and Juan, a thirteen-year-old boy who enjoys playing acting in Westerns, and his imitation of Marlon Brando gives the film its title.
Cast
edit- Ana Belén as Aurora
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Fernando
- Jaime Gamboa as Juan
- Antonio Ferrandis as The major
- Amparo Soler Leal as Amparo, Juan mother
- Verónica Llimera as Kety, Juan aunt
- Chus Lampreave as Doña Concha, the major's wife
- Julieta Serrano as Maria Rosa
- Fernando Marín as Panta
- Pilar Muñoz as Sebas
- Eduardo Calvo as the major secretary
- Julia Lorente as Visitación
- Aurora Marquez as Alicia
Production
editThe film was shot in Pedraza, in the province of Segovia, renamed Trescabañas in the film.[2]
Release
editThe film was released theatrically in Spain on 21 June 1974.[3] It was also entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.
Reception
editBy the end of 1975, the film had grossed 122.4 million ₧, which made it the second highest-grossing Spanish film of all time behind Poachers, released in September 1975, with 130 million.[4] By 1988, the film had grossed 141.3 million pesetas.[1] The film won the audience award at the Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Boletín informativo del control de taquila. Datos de 1988 (PDF). ICAA. 1989. p. 148.
- ^ a b Deveney, Cain on Screen, p. 172
- ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (4 June 2024). "La maestra que prometió la libertad". Aisge.
- ^ Boletín informativo del control de taquila. Datos de 1975 (PDF). ICAA. 1976. p. 211.
Bibliography
edit- Deveney, Thomas G: Cain on Screen: Contemporary Spanish Cinema, The Scarecrow Press, 1993, ISBN 0-8108-2707-7
External links
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