Movie: Double Feature

Top 10 Billed Cast

Adolfo Marsillach
Adolfo Marsillach

José Manuel Varela

Jesús Puente
Jesús Puente

Federico Alcántara

María Casanova
María Casanova

Graciela dos Santos Varela 'La Mala'

José Bódalo
José Bódalo

Dionisio Balboa

Encarna Paso
Encarna Paso

Pili

Emma Suárez
Emma Suárez

Sonia

Rafael Hernández
Rafael Hernández

Empleado de producciones Balboa Films

Juan Calot
Juan Calot

Víctor Valverde
Víctor Valverde

Actor que representa a 'El ministro'

Patricia Calot
Patricia Calot

Actriz que representa a 'La estudiante de filosofía'

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    Director José Luis Garci has turned his camera inward on filmmakers and screenwriters to portray them as so self-absorbed in the creative process that there is no other world, no other human relationship that can compete. As José (Adolfo Marsillach) and Federico (Jesus Puente) work together on a new screenplay, their interactions with their family (José's teen daughters, Federico's wife) disappear under the all-consuming task of creation. The daughters give up and go off on their own, and the wife joins a convent while Federico barely notices. And when the producer is interrupted by profound grief at the sudden death of his older son, he almost automatically returns to thinking about the film project when the funeral has ended. Garci honors many great directors at the beginning of this film, and the film continues to play out as an elaboration on this homage -- an illustration both of the dedication and the cost of filmmaking, no judgments given.

  • Release Date

    1984-06-22

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    Español

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