The Love of Captain Brando
The Love of Captain Brando (Spanish: El amor del capitán Brando) is a 1974 Spanish drama film written and directed by Jaime de Armiñán, starring Ana Belén, Fernando Fernán Gómez and Jaime Gamboa. It was shot in Pedraza, a medieval village in the province of Segovia, renamed Trescabañas in the film.[1] The plot follows the relationship of Aurora, a young school teacher, with two men of opposite generations who fall in love with her: Fernando, a middle age republican exile, and Juan, a thirteen-year-old boy who enjoys playing acting in Westerns, and his imitation of Marlon Brando gives the film its title. The Love of Captain Brando was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] The film was a critical and commercial success.[1]
| The Love of Captain Brando | |
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| Directed by | Jaime de Armiñán |
| Written by | Jaime de Armiñán Juan Tébar |
| Starring | Ana Belén Fernando Fernán Gómez Jaime Gamboa |
| Music by | José Nieto |
| Cinematography | Luis Cuadrado |
| Edited by | José Luis Matesanz |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Cast
- Ana Belén as Aurora
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Fernando
- Jaime Gamboa as Juan
- Antonio Ferrandis as The major
- Amparo Soler Leal as Amparo, Juan mother
- Verónica Llimera as Kety, Juan aunt
- Chus Lampreave as Doña Concha, the major wife
- Julieta Serrano as Maria Rosa
- Fernando Marín as Panta
- Pilar Muñoz as Sebas
- Eduardo Calvo as the major secretary
- Julia Lorente as Visitación
- Aurora Marquez as Alicia
Bibliography
- Deveney, Thomas G: Cain on Screen: Contemporary Spanish Cinema, The Scarecrow Press, 1993, ISBN 0-8108-2707-7
Notes
- Deveney, Cain on Screen, p. 172
- "IMDB.com: Awards for The Love of Captain Brando". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2010.