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Belle Epoque
(VHS, 1996) Other Editions...

Leading Role: Jorge Sanz
Director: Fernando Trueba

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Format: VHS
Feb 1996
Rated R
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109 min.
Color
UPC: 043396808232
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Movie Description
Spain, 1931. The monarchy is ending, and the army and church reign supreme over Spanish life. In this tumultuous world, Fernando, a young soldier, decides to desert the army in hopes of finding a more pleasant way to live. He takes refuge with Manolo, a farmer, and when the farmer's four beautiful daughters arrive, each uses her own unique charms to seduce the willing--though exhausted--soldier. Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film.

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Cast:Jorge Sanz
Director:Fernando Trueba

Synopsis
Spain, 1931. The monarchy is ending, and the army and church reign supreme over Spanish life.
In this tumultuous world, Fernando, a young soldier, decides to desert the army in hopes of finding a more pleasant way to live. And when he takes refuge with Manolo, a farmer with four beautiful daughters, the happy Fernando finds more than he ever could have asked for -- maybe too much more.

Film Notes
Winner of 9 Goyas (Spanish Academy Awards) for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Ariadna Gil), Best Supporting Actor (Fernando Fernán Gómez), Best Supporting Actress (Chus Lampreave), Best Cinematographer, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing.

Won 3 Silver Fotogramas (Spanish Film Critics Awards) for Best Film, Best Actor (Jorge Sanz) and Best Actress (Ariadna Gil).

Other awards the film won were: Saint Jordi, Calabuch (Peñiscola Comedy Film Festival), Aescan (Andalusian Critics Awards), Reseña, Ojo Critico, Cartelera Turia, and Festival de Huesca.
The film was also nominated for Best European Film at the Felix Awards (European Film Awards).

The film won prizes or appeared at the following festivals in 1993: Gramado Film Festival (Brazil); Berlin Film Festival; Festival of Festivals, Toronto; Boston Film Festival; Hamptons International Film Festival.

It was the 1993 Spanish entry to the Academy Awards.

Shot in Cinemascope.

Copyright 1992 Fernando Trueba P.C.S.A.-Lola Films S.A.

Industry Reviews
"...[A] lyrical, strikingly acted film..."
Travers

"...Touching, brave, hot-blooded human beings..." -- Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (04/15/1994)

"...Sexy, bittersweet and contemplative....BELLE EPOQUE surely possesses a warm, universal appeal..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (03/02/1994)

"...BELLE EPOQUE celebrates sensuality and the human body..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (04/15/1994)

"[I]ts humanity and gentle humour exercise sufficient charm to keep it enjoyable."
Sight and Sound - Andrea Toal (10/01/2004)


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