Zapping (1999)

Name: Zapping
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1999-07-30
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 4.3
Cast: Alberto San Juan, Natalia Dicenta, Paz Vega, Eduard Fernández, Guillermo Toledo

Zapping (1999), directed by Juan Manuel Chumilla-Carbajosa, starring Alberto San Juan and Natalia Dicenta.

07/30/1999 BR Comedy 1h 36m

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Juan Manuel Chumilla-CarbajosaDirector

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Zapping is a 1999 Spanish satirical thriller film written and directed by Juan Manuel Chumilla Carbajosa which stars Alberto San Juan, Natalia Dicenta, Paz Vega, and Eduard Fernández.

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Zapping is a 1999 Spanish satirical thriller film written and directed by Juan Manuel Chumilla Carbajosa which stars Alberto San Juan, Natalia Dicenta, Paz Vega, and Eduard Fernández.

Plot

Scorned middle-class housewife Ana María tries to win back her husband Alberto (a sci-fi fan dating younger nurse Elvira, in turn chased by jealous and psychopatic ex-boyfriend Ramiro) via a television show.

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Production

The film is an Aurum Producciones production. It boasted a budget of 160 million ₧.

Release

The film premiered at the 2nd Málaga Film Festival in June 1999. Distributed by Aurum, it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 August 1999.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "a surreal, formally confused but visually daring take on the power of the televised image".

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Zapping at IMDb

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Trivia

It premiered on July 30, 1999, a Friday.
It runs 1h36 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 7 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.