The Love of Captain Brando
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. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] The film was a critical and commercial success and was one of the highest-grossing Spanish films at the time.[3]
| The Love of Captain Brando | |
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| 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] |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | 141.3 million pesetas[1] |
Plot edit
The 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 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 edit
It was shot in Pedraza, a medieval village in the province of Segovia, renamed Trescabañas in the film.[3]
Reception edit
By the end of 1975, the film had grossed 122.4 million, which made it the second highest-grossing Spanish film of all time behind Furtivos, released in September 1975, with 130 million.[4] By 1988, the film had grossed 141.3 million pesetas.[1]
Bibliography edit
- Deveney, Thomas G: Cain on Screen: Contemporary Spanish Cinema, The Scarecrow Press, 1993, ISBN 0-8108-2707-7
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d Boletín informativo del control de taquila. Datos de 1988 (PDF). ICAA. 1989. p. 148.
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for The Love of Captain Brando". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ a b Deveney, Cain on Screen, p. 172
- ^ Boletín informativo del control de taquila. Datos de 1975 (PDF). ICAA. 1976. p. 211.
External links edit
- The Love of Captain Brando at IMDb