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The Law of the Frontier

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The Law of the Frontier
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa ley de la frontera
Directed byAdolfo Aristarain
Screenplay byAdolfo Aristarain
Story byMiguel Anxo Murado
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPorfirio Enríquez
Edited byIván Aledo
Music by
  • Bernardo Fuster
  • Luis Mendo
Production
companies
  • Central de Producciones Audiovisuales
  • Shazam
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release date
  • 23 August 1995 (1995-08-23) (Spain)
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

The Law of the Frontier (Spanish: La ley de la frontera) is a 1995 Argentine-Spanish adventure film directed by Adolfo Aristarain. It stars Pere Ponce, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Achero Mañas, and Federico Luppi.

Plot

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Set around 1925, in the Galician-Portuguese border, the plot follows the adventures of Galician working-class deserter Xan, Portuguese upper-class renegade seminarist Joao, The New York Times journalist Bárbara, and bandit "El Argentino".[1][2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by Central de Producciones Audiovisuales and Shazam, with the collaboration of Adai Filmes, TVE, Canal+, and Producciones Palermo.[7]

Release

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Distributed by United International Pictures,[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 23 August 1995.[6]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety described the film as "a bighearted, fast-paced '20s adventure story of multiple pursuits and disguises, deploying all the usual ingredients".[2]

José Luis Sánchez Noriega [es] mentioned the presence of dubious dialogue, multiple anachronisms and the lack of a Portuguese and Galician accent on the part of the characters of, respectively, Joao and Xan, unlike El Argentino's Argentinian accent, while conceding that, as an adventure, the film is still "entertaining".[3]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1996
10th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actor Federico Luppi Nominated [8]
Best Costume Design María José Iglesias Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Benavent 2000, pp. 332–333.
  2. ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (14 January 1996). "The Law of the Frontier; la Ley de la Frontera)". Variety.
  3. ^ a b Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2002). "La ley de la frontera: Entre la aventura y la utopía. (Adolfo Aristaráin, 1995)". Críticas de cine español. Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
  4. ^ Devesa, Dolores; Potes, Alicia (2003). "Federico Luppi, Filmografía" (PDF). Nosferatu. Revista de Cine (43): 101. ISSN 1131-9372.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Devesa & Potes 2003, p. 101.
  6. ^ a b Benavent 2000, p. 332.
  7. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 332. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  8. ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 278, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8