1988 Spanish film
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| Directed by | Francesc Betriu |
| Written by |
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| Based on | Sinatra by Raúl Núñez |
| Produced by | Enrique Viciano |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
| Edited by | Teresa Alcocer |
| Music by | Joaquín Sabina |
| Production company | Ideas y Producciones Cinematográficas |
| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Sinatra is a 1988 Spanish melodrama film directed by Francesc Betriu based on Raúl Núñez's homonymous novel. It stars Alfredo Landa as the title character alongside Ana Obregón and Maribel Verdú.
Plot
Set in Barcelona, the plot follows the plight of perpetual loser Antonio Castro aka "Sinatra", a Frank Sinatra imitator working in an El Paralelo club who is abandoned by his wife, and then comes across the likes of young drug-addict Natalia, transvestite La Rosita, and sex worker Begonia.
Cast
- Alfredo Landa as Antonio Castro "Sinatra"
- Maribel Verdú as Natalia
- Ana Obregón as Isabel
- Antonio Suárez as la Rosita
- Pilar Rebollar as Begonia
- Víctor Pí as Juan Cuevas Heredia
- Luis Ciges as el Lagarto
- Carlos Lucena
- Queta Claver
- Manuel Alexandre
- Julita Martínez as Hortensia
- Berti Tobías [es] as Blanco Sol
- Joaquín Sabina as Groucho Marx impersonator
Production
The film is an Ideas y Producciones Cinematográficas production.
Release
The film was released theatrically on 13 May 1988. It grossed 38,372,395 ₧ (107,098 admissions).
Reception
Ángel Luis Inurria of El País assessed that the film's main flaw "lies in the situational reiteration" which "achieves disinterest and causes boredom".
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1989 | 3rd Goya Awards | Best Actor | Alfredo Landa | Nominated |
See also
References
- Caparrós Lera, José María (2001). "Cataluña y su historia, en la pantalla". Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea. 23. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. ISSN 0214-400X.
- ^ Boquerini (14 August 2023). "Los diez mejores trabajos en el cine de Alfredo Landa". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento.
- Trujillo Ros, Susana (2013). "Sinatra (1988)". In San Miguel, Helio; Torres Hortelano, Lorenzo J. (eds.). World Film Locations: Barcelona. Bristol: Intellect Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-78320-025-2.
- ^ Caparrós Lera 1992, p. 380.
- Trujillo Ros 2013, p. 60.
- Caparrós Lera, José María (1992). El cine español de la democracia: de la muerte de Franco al "cambio" socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona: Anthropos. p. 380. ISBN 84-7658-312-5.
- Inurria, Ángel Luis (16 May 1988). "Nacido para perder". El País.
- Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 271, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8