1998 film
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| Spanish | Atilano, presidente |
| Directed by | La Cuadrilla |
| Screenplay by | La Cuadrilla |
| Produced by | José María Lara |
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| Cinematography | Flavio Mtnez. Labiano |
| Edited by | Cristina Otero |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
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| Distributed by | Cine Company |
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| Language | Spanish |
Atilano for President (Spanish: Atilano, presidente) is a 1998 black comedy film directed and written by La Cuadrilla [es] (Santiago Aguilar and Luis Guridi) which stars Manuel Manquiña alongside Ramón Barea and Laura Conejero.
Plot
A group of bankers find low-key funeral worker and conman Atilano an apt prospect for becoming President of the Government, so the interests of the Church and Big Business be safeguarded.
Cast
- Manuel Manquiña as Atilano
- Ramón Barea as Ortega
- Laura Conejero [ca] as Sol
- Fernando Vivanco as Antúnez
- Carlos Lucas as Marcelino
- Luis Tosar as Cazorla
- María Isbert as Eloísa
- Saturnino García [es] as el Ahorcado
- Marta Fernández-Muro [es] as moderadora TV
- Luis Prendes as don Aníbal
Production
The film is a Shangri-La PC, DMVB Films, and Fabrica de Imagens Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production. It was shot in Madrid in 1998.
Release
Distributed by Cine Company, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 September 1998.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an energetic, Berlanga-esque take on Spanish politics ’90s style".
See also
References
- ^ Benavent 2000, pp. 91−92.
- "Atilano, presidente". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 91. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- ^ Benavent 2000, p. 91.
- ^ Benavent 2000, p. 92.
- ^ "Relación de estrenos durante 1998" (PDF). Banda aparte. 14: 99. 1999. ISSN 1138-1981.
- "Versión Española emite el filme "Atílano Presidente"". Vertele!. 21 November 1998 – via eldiario.es.
- Holland, Jonathan (19 October 1998). "Atilano for President". Variety.