María querida (2004)
María querida (2004), directed by José Luis García Sánchez, starring María Botto and Pilar Bardem.
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Synopsis
Lola goes to cover the press conference of the Cervantes Prize Award to María Zambrano. Captivated by the personality of the thinker decides to launch a film about her.
- José Luis García SánchezDirector, Writer
- Rafael AzconaWriter
About the film
Dearest Maria (Spanish: María querida) is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis García Sánchez from a screenplay by Rafael Azcona based on the figure of María Zambrano. It stars María Botto and Pilar Bardem.
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Dearest Maria (Spanish: María querida) is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis García Sánchez from a screenplay by Rafael Azcona based on the figure of María Zambrano. It stars María Botto and Pilar Bardem.
Plot
The plot takes place between 1989 and 1991. Journalist Lola meets author María Zambrano in 1989, upon Zambrano's reception of the Cervantes Prize, leading Lola to make Zambrano's biopic.
Cast
Production
The film is a Maestranza Films and Redacción 7 Andalucía production.
Release
The film premiered in competition at the 49th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 24 October 2004. Distributed by Alta Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 October 2004.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety wrote that García Sánchez "fails for the most part to galvanize the potential high drama".
Casimiro Torreiro of El País wrote that the film "will go down in the annals as a worthy effort to didactically marry cinema for the general public with the usual rigor of documentary editing".
Accolades
See also
List of Spanish films of 2004
References
Text from Dearest Maria on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dearest_Maria
Trivia
- It premiered on October 29, 2004, a Friday.
- It runs 1h31 — a typical feature length.
- This film's quiz has 6 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- CountriesSpain
- LanguagesSpanish
- StatusReleased
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- Madrid
Cast
María Botto
Pilar Bardem
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Questions about this film
What is María querida about?
María querida: Lola goes to cover the press conference of the Cervantes Prize Award to María Zambrano. Captivated by the personality of the thinker decides to launch a film about her.
Who directed María querida?
María querida was directed by José Luis García Sánchez in 2004.
Who stars in María querida?
The cast of María querida includes María Botto and Pilar Bardem.
How long is María querida?
María querida runs for 91 minutes, or 1h31.
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