La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado

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.

La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado
Directed byJuan Miñón
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byJuan Luis Galiardo
CinematographyAcácio de Almeida
Edited byLuis Manuel del Valle
Music byMario de Benito
Production
companies
  • Cartel
  • Sogetel
  • Scarabee Films
  • Animatografo
Release dates
  • October 1995 (1995-10) (Valencia)
  • 26 April 1996 (1996-04-26) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
  • Portugal
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Set in 17th century Naples, the plot follows the relationship triangle between castrato singer Balthasar, the Duke of Arcos, and María de Loffredo.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production by Cartel, Sogetel, Scarabee Films, and Animatógrafo.[3]

Release

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The film entered into the 16th Mostra de Valencia [es] in October 1995.[4] It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 April 1996.[3]

Reception

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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.[5]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1996 10th Goya Awards Best Art Direction Javier Fernández Nominated [1]
Best Costume Design Pablo Gago Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Benavent 2000, p. 333.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Martínez-Torres, Augusto (3 May 1996). "Problemas de competencia". El País.