1995 film
| La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado | |
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| Directed by | Juan Miñón |
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| Narrated by | Juan Luis Galiardo |
| Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida |
| Edited by | Luis Manuel del Valle |
| Music by | Mario de Benito |
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| Language | Spanish |
La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado is a 1995 internationally co-produced period drama film directed by Juan Miñón [ca] which stars Imanol Arias, Coque Malla, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.
Plot
Set in 17th century Naples, the plot follows the relationship triangle between castrato singer Balthasar, the Duke of Arcos, and María de Loffredo.
Cast
- Imanol Arias as duque de Arcos
- Coque Malla as Balthasar
- Enrique San Francisco as Andrés
- Helio Pedregal [es] as Mateo Lerchundi
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as María de Loffredo
- Juan Luis Galiardo as narrador
- Rogério Samora as príncipe Terramare
- Carlos César [pt] as padre Conrado
- Dalila Carmo as Elvira
- Isabel de Castro as duquesa de Arcos
Production
The film is a Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production by Cartel, Sogetel, Scarabee Films, and Animatógrafo.
Release
The film entered into the 16th Mostra de Valencia [es] in October 1995. It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 April 1996.
Reception
Augusto Martínez Torres of El País disfavourably compared the film to similarly themed Farinelli, otherwise finding "severe writing flaws, forcing the inclusion of a background voiceover to make the intrigue understandable" and production issues.
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1996 | 10th Goya Awards | Best Art Direction | Javier Fernández | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Pablo Gago | Won |
See also
References
- ^ "La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 333. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- ^ Benavent 2000, p. 333.
- "Valencia, 21/10/1995.- El director de cine Luis García Berlanga ha sido el encargo de hacer entrega de la Palmera de Oro a la mejor película de la XVI edición de la Mostra de Valencia-Cinema del Mediterrani". Agencia EFE. 21 October 1995.
- Martínez-Torres, Augusto (3 May 1996). "Problemas de competencia". El País.