| Yerma | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Pilar Távora |
| Screenplay by | Pilar Távora |
| Based on | Yerma by Federico García Lorca |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida |
| Edited by | Pilar Távora |
| Music by | Vicente Sanchís |
| Production company | Artimagen Producciones |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Films de España |
| Release dates |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | 250 million ₧ |
| Box office | 44 million ₧ |
Yerma is a 1998 Spanish drama film directed and written by Pilar Távora which stars Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, alongside Juan Diego and Irene Papas. It is an adaptation of the play of the same name by Federico García Lorca.
Plot
A tragedy set in rural Andalusia, the plot follows the plight of a childless woman obsessed with the prospect of having offspring, torn between hopefulness and desperation.
Cast
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Yerma
- Juan Diego as Juan
- Irene Papas as Vieja
- Mercedes Bernal as María
- Jesús Cabrero [es] as Víctor
- María Galiana as Dolores
- Ana Fernández as Lavandera
Production
The film was produced by Artimagen Producciones with the collaboration of Canal Sur Televisión and TVE. It was fully shot in Andalusia, in the provinces of Huelva and Seville.
Release
The film screened at the 1998 San Sebastián Film Festival as well as in Puerto Rico and Chicago. It was domestically distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España S.A. Despite the regional support from the Andalusian regional administration, the film did not fare well at the box office, grossing around 44 million ₧ (80,000 admissions) against a 250 million ₧ budget.
See also
References
- García Jambrina 2002, pp. 75–76.
- ^ García Jambrina 2002, p. 75.
- ^ Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 86.
- Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 93.
- Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 87.
- Belausteguigoitia, Santiago (13 February 1999). "Pilar Távora llevará su película "Yerma" a Hollywood junto al mejor cine español". El País.
- Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 94.
- Trenzado Romero 2000, p. 197.
- Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 85.
Bibliography
- García Jambrina, Luis (2002). "Análisis comparativo de "Yerma", de Federico García Lorca y Pilar Távora". Zeitschrift: Versants: Revue suisse des littératures romanes = Rivista svizzera delle letterature romanze = Revista suiza de literaturas románicas. 42 – via E-Periodica.
- Gómez Pérez, Francisco (2001). "Yerma: distintas visiones de una tragedia andaluza" (PDF). Andalucía: una civilización para el cine. Seville: Padilla Libros. pp. 71–94. ISBN 8484341313 – via Universidad de Sevilla.
- Trenzado Romero, Manuel (2000). "La construcción de la identidad andaluza y la cultura de masas: el caso del cine andaluz" (PDF). Revista de Estudios Regionales (58). Málaga: Universidades Públicas de Andalucía: 185–207. ISSN 0213-7585 – via Redalyc.
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