Lope (film)
Lope is a 2010 Spanish–Brazilian adventure drama film directed by Andrucha Waddington which stars Alberto Ammann, Leonor Watling and Pilar López de Ayala. The film is a co-production between Spain and Brazil, inspired in the youth of Lope de Vega.
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| Directed by | Andrucha Waddington |
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| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Biopic of the poet and playwright Lope de Vega. Set in 1588, Lope is a young soldier who has just arrived in Madrid from the war. The city is still under construction and he, like many others, still does not know which path to follow. While struggling with his restlessness and ambition, two women come into his life. One, a liberal and successful businesswoman who can help Lope with his career, and the other, an aristocrat who ends up being his true lover.
Cast
- Alberto Ammann as Lope.[1]
- Leonor Watling as Isabel.[1]
- Pilar López de Ayala as Elena.[1]
- Antonio de la Torre as Juan de Vega.
- Juan Diego as Jerónimo Velázquez.[1]
- Luis Tosar as Fray Bernardo.[1]
- Ramón Pujol as Claudio.[1]
- Selton Mello as Marqués de Navas.[1]
- Sonia Braga as Paquita.[1]
- Jordi Dauder as Porres.[1]
- Miguel Ángel Muñoz as Perrenot.[1]
- Antonio Dechent as Salcedo.[1]
- Carla Nieto as María.[1]
- Héctor Colomer as Urbino.[1]
- Joaquín Notario as criado Velázquez.[1]
Production
The screenplay was penned by Ignacio del Moral and Jordi Gasull.[2] The film was produced by Antena 3 Films, El Toro Pictures, Ikiru Films and Conspiraçao Filmes.[3] Shooting locations included the Madrid region, Toledo and the Atlantic coast of Morocco (Essaouira and Safi).[3][1]
Release
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox,[4] it premiered on 3 September 2010.[1]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2011 | 16th Forqué Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [5] | |
| 25th Goya Awards | Best Original Song | "Que el soneto nos tome por sorpresa" by Jorge Drexler | Won | [6] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Pilar López de Ayala | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Supervision | Edmon Roch, Toni Novella | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | César Macarrón | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Tatiana Hernández | Won | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Karmele Soler, Martín Macías Trujillo, Paco Rodríguez H. | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Raúl Romanillos, Marcelo Siqueira | Nominated | |||
See also
References
- Citations
- López López 2017, p. 204.
- Lorenci, Miguel (1 September 2010). "Lope enamorado". Diario Sur.
- "Concluye el rodaje de 'Lope', coproducción española sobre la vida de Lope de Vega". 20minutos.es. 26 June 2009.
- Simon 2020, p. 322.
- "Los productores premian a 'Buried' como mejor película española del año". El País. 17 January 2017.
- "Lope". Premios Goya. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- Bibliography
- López López, Yolanda (2017). El Siglo de Oro en el cine y la ficción televisiva: Dirección artística, referentes culturales y reconstrucción histórica. Madrid: ACCI. p. 404. ISBN 978-84-16549-70-2.
- Simon, Jean-Jacques (2020). "From the Life to the Mind of the Writer in the Literary Biopic: Andrucha Waddington's Lope and Ray Loriga's Teresa". Periphērica. University of Oregon Libraries. 1 (2): 287–323. doi:10.5399/uo/peripherica.1.2.13. ISSN 2642-6811. S2CID 228971221.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Lope at IMDb