la luz prodigiosa
by
MIGUEL HERMOSO
produced
by
AZALEA Producciones Cinematográficas, S.A.
and
SURF FILM s.r.l.
Credits
Subject
and Script
Fernando Marías
Executive
Production
Manuel Ángel Egea, José Enrique Serrano
Director
of photography
Carlos Suárez
Music
Ennio Morricone
Editing
Mauro Bonanni
Costumes
Sonia Grande
Sound
Engineer
Carlos Faruolo
XXV
Moscow International Film Festival
Golden Saint George: Best Film
Los
Angeles Latino Film Festival
Best Director and Best Film Audience Award
60th
International Venice Film Festival
Pietro Bianchi Award to Nino Manfredi
Main actors
NINO MANFREDI Galápago
ALFREDO LANDA Joaquín
KITI MANVER Adela
Synopsis
In
August 1936, as the Spanish Civil War starts, Joaquin, a young goatherd
who lives alone in the countryside, comes across a man who has been badly
wounded by a gun shot to the side of the head: the man has been left for
dead after an execution by Franco’s troops. Joaquin hides and cures
the man who wakes up an amnesiac - having forgotten his own identity.
Much later, in 1980, the goatherd crosses the man’s path again: now
he is an old man who goes along the streets of Granada delivering charity..
By pure chance his memory is revived and Joaquin gradually discovers that
- in all probability - the man is the poet Federico García Lorca.
Miguel Hermoso
He was born in Granada, studied at University where he got a degree in Law and started his career performing, directing and writing in TEU and in the Theatre workshop. Later on, he went to he Official School of Cinema, where he studied to be a Director. After working as a production assistant in several movies, in 1972 he started to dedicate his time to publicity cinema (since 1974 by his own production company) till 1987, directing more than 700 commercial movies and documentaries.
Ennio Morricone
He
was born in Rome, studied at Santa Cecilia Academy where he specialized
in playing the trumpet. One of his first scores - Per un pugno di dollari
(1964) by Sergio Leone - revolutionized the way of using music in Western
movies.
Although his name is bound especially to this kind of movie genre, Morricone
also wrote music for numerous comedies, dramas, thrillers, horror movies,
becoming one of the most versatile artists in the world.
Nino Manfredi
He was born at Castro del Volsci (Frosinone), graduated from Law in Rome and later he attended the Dramatic Art Academy. He made his debut in theatre at “Piccolo” of Rome and then he successfully became popular as both an actor and a director. During more recent years he came back to the theatre as author, director and actor and he also worked in TV.
Alfredo Landa
Born in Pamplona in 1933, he emigrated to San Sebastián where he
graduated from Law, but after his experience at the University Spanish
Theatre (TEU) of San Sebastián he was impressed by that and decided
to dedicate himself completely to interpretation. By the end of 1950’s
he started to work in dubbing and that is how he entered in the world
of Cinema. His first works were comic in nature, which stereotyped him
for the duration of his career; his archetypical character made of him
one of the most important artists of Spanish Cinema. In 1984 in Cannes
he won a prize as best actor for “Los santos inocentes” by Mario
Camus, and two Goya as best actor, one in 1987 and the other one in 1992.
In 1990’s his popularity grow thanks to successful TV presence.
Kiti Manver
Whether working in theatre, cinema or TV, Kiti Manver, born on may 13th,
1953, is one of the most complete Spanish actresses. She has received
many important prizes and official recognitions:
2002 Awarded the MEDALLA ATENEO DE MALAGA, by the Spanish Cinema Festival
of Málaga, for her professional career
2001 Free gift delivered by Andalusian Writers and Critics Association
for her professional career
1998 Awarded best actress by Spanish Cinema Festival of Málaga
for her interpretation in the movie “UNA PAREJA PERFECTA”
1993 Awarded the Goya prize for Secondary Actress by the Art and Cinematographic
Sciences Academy of Spain, for her interpretation in the movie “TODO
POR LA PASTA”.
1992 Awarded LOCOS POR EL TEATRO Prize, by Radio 16 for her interpretation
in the work “SOLO PARA MUJERES”
1989 Awarded OJO CRITICO ULTIMO MILENIO Prize, by RNE, for her interpretation
in the work “AY, CARMELA”.