Based on an allegedly true story of how during the fascist era of the 1930s the Nazi Party's head of propaganda, Josef Goebbels, fell head-over-heels in love with the reigning Spanish cinema queen when the latter visited the Ufa studios in Germany. Singer Macarena Granada is shooting a cheesy musical in Berlin when Goebbels .. Read more
| Starring | Penelope Cruz, Penelope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz |
|---|---|
| Director | Fernando Trueba |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
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Based on an allegedly true story of how during the fascist era of the 1930s the Nazi Party's head of propaganda, Josef Goebbels, fell head-over-heels in love with the reigning Spanish cinema queen when the latter visited the Ufa studios in Germany. Singer Macarena Granada is shooting a cheesy musical in Berlin when Goebbels comes into her already ailing relationship with the film's director. She is unsure what to do about his advances, but he does provide some Jewish extras for the film. Then Macarena falls for one of these extras, and realises that after the film is done, he and the others will be taken to a concentration camp.
| Starring | Penelope Cruz, Penelope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz, Rosa Maria Sarda, Santiago Segura, Loles Leon |
|---|---|
| Director | Fernando Trueba |
| Studio | ARROW FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 1 min |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
| Language | Spanish |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, this perceptive comedy follows the misadventures of a Spanish film unit as it embarks upon a prestigious co-production at the legendary German UFA studios. Much of the attention is focused on the attempts of a sizzling Spanish star (Penélope Cruz) to avoid the attentions of the lecherous Goebbels (Johannes Silberschneider). But director Fernando Trueba is also keen to explore the nature of propaganda, the misuse of power and the ostensible differences between Franco and Hitler's brands of fascism. The final descent into farce is disappointingly laboured and trite, but the political and cinematic observations are astutely presented.
A rare gem. Cruz is a delight. You can't take your eyes off her - and neither can the director.
Touching and heartbreaking.
A rare gem. Cruz is a delight. You can't take your eyes off her - and neither can the director.
Touching and heartbreaking.