Opera Prima (1980)

Name: Opera Prima
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1980-04-02
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Óscar Ladoire, Paula Molina, Antonio Resines, Luis González Regueral, Kiti Mánver

Opera Prima (1980), directed by Fernando Trueba, starring Óscar Ladoire and Paula Molina.

04/02/1980 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 34m

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Matías meets his cousin Violeta at the Plaza de la Ópera in Madrid. He is 25. She is 18. He's a divorced journalist trying to write a thriller. She studies violin. She's a vegetarian. He loves meat. Many things separate them, but he moves into her apartment.

Ángel Luis FernándezCinematography
Fernando TruebaDirector, Screenplay
Miguel Ángel SantamaríaEditing
Fernando ColomoProducer

About the film

Ópera prima is a 1980 Spanish comic film directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Óscar Ladoire. It was written by Ladoire and Trueba. It is one of the most acclaimed Spanish Cinema films of the eighties. It is considered an iconic example of the comedia madrileña.

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Synopsis

Matías, a young man recently separated from his wife, falls in love with his cousin Violeta, a girl passionate about violin and hippie style.

Cast

Óscar Ladoire ... Matías

Paula Molina ... Violeta

Antonio Resines ... León

Luis González Regueral ... Nicky

Kiti Mánver ... Ana

Alejandro Serna ... Nicolás

Marisa Paredes ... Zoila Gómez

David Thomson ... Warren Belch

Tony Valento ... Hombre del supermercado

El Gran Wyoming ... Macarra

Reception

Writing for Guía del Ocio, Carlos Boyero wrote about a film "comedy, piece of life, purity in motion" jumping "into the ring without shells that scare away danger".

Awards

Venice Film Festival

Young Talent Award (Fernando Trueba)

Best actor (Óscar Ladoire)

Premios Fotogramas de Plata

Anexo:Fotogramas de Plata al mejor intérprete de cine español (Óscar Ladoire)

References

External links

Opera prima at IMDb

Fernando Trueba. "Ópera prima". Sitio Oficial. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.

"Ópera prima".

Text from Opera prima on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_prima

Trivia

It premiered on April 2, 1980, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h34 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Ópera prima".
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosLes Films Molière
CountriesSpain
LanguagesSpanish
StatusReleased

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Crew

Ángel Luis Fernández Cinematography
Fernando Trueba Director
Miguel Ángel Santamaría Editing
Fernando Colomo Producer
Manolo Matji Producer
Fernando Ember Original music
Fernando Trueba Screenplay
Óscar Ladoire Screenplay

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What is Opera Prima about?

Opera Prima: Matías meets his cousin Violeta at the Plaza de la Ópera in Madrid. He is 25. She is 18. He's a divorced journalist trying to write a thriller. She studies violin. She's a vegetarian. He loves meat. Many things separate them, but he moves into her apartment.

Who directed Opera Prima?

Opera Prima was directed by Fernando Trueba in 1980.

Who stars in Opera Prima?

The cast of Opera Prima includes Óscar Ladoire, Paula Molina, Antonio Resines, Luis González Regueral and Kiti Mánver.

How long is Opera Prima?

Opera Prima runs for 94 minutes, or 1h34.