| Volver a Empezar |
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File:Volver a Empezar.jpg Film poster |
| Directed by |
José Luis Garci |
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| Produced by |
José Luis Garci |
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| Written by |
José Luis Garci
Angel Llorente |
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| Starring |
Antonio Ferrandis
Encarna Paso |
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| Music by |
Johann Pachelbel
Cole Porter |
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| Cinematography |
Manuel Rojas |
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| Editing by |
Miguel González Sinde |
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| Studio |
Nickel Odeón |
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| Release date(s) | Template:Plainlist |
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| Running time |
87 minutes |
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| Country |
Spain |
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| Language |
Spanish |
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| Box office |
ESP 190,713,512 (Spain) |
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Begin the Beguine (Spanish: Volver a Empezar) is a 1982 Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Antonio Ferrandis. The plot follows the story of a Spaniard who returns to his homeland after many years in exile when he wins the Nobel Prize in literature. Its original Spanish title is Volver a Empezar, which means Starting Again.
The film won the 1982 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[1] and was the first Spanish film to do so.
Plot
It is the year 1981, the famous writer Antonio Albajara (Antonio Ferrandis) arrives at Gijón, his hometown, from Stockholm, where he has just received the Nobel Prize in Literature. For forty years, Albajara has been a professor of medieval literature at the University of Berkeley, California. He has alternated his teaching with the literary production that has given him worldwide fame. In Gijón, Antonio is reunited with Elena, his first and great love, before he was forced to his exile in 1937 Civil War. However, this visit is not definitive because a serious and deadly disease affects the writer.
Cast
- Antonio Ferrandis - Antonio Albajara
- Encarna Paso - Elena
- Agustín González - Gervasio Losada
- José Bódalo - Roxu
- Marta Fernández Muro - Carolina
- Pablo Hoyos - Ernesto
Awards
See also
References
External links
Template:Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film
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