Yerma (1998 film)
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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 Tri-Star Films de España |
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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
[edit]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.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Yerma[2]
- Juan Diego as Juan[2]
- Irene Papas as Vieja[2]
- Mercedes Bernal as María[2]
- Jesús Cabrero as Víctor[2]
- María Galiana as Dolores[3]
- Ana Fernández as Lavandera[3]
Production
[edit]The film was produced by Artimagen Producciones with the collaboration of Canal Sur Televisión and TVE.[4] It was fully shot in Andalusia, in the provinces of Huelva and Seville.[5]
Release
[edit]The film screened at the 1998 San Sebastián Film Festival as well as in Puerto Rico and Chicago.[6] It was domestically distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España S.A.[7] Despite the regional support from the Andalusian regional administration, the film did not fare well at the box office,[8] grossing around 44 million ₧ (80,000 admissions) against a 250 million ₧ budget.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ García Jambrina 2002, pp. 75–76.
- ^ a b c d e García Jambrina 2002, p. 75.
- ^ a b 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
[edit]- 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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