Atilano for President (Spanish: Atilano, presidente) is a 1998 black comedy film directed and written by La Cuadrilla (Santiago Aguilar and Luis Guridi) which stars Manuel Manquiña alongside Ramón Barea and Laura Conejero.
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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 |
Plot
editA 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.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Manuel Manquiña as Atilano[3]
- Ramón Barea as Ortega[4]
- Laura Conejero as Sol[4]
- Fernando Vivanco as Antúnez[4]
- Carlos Lucas as Marcelino[4]
- Luis Tosar as Cazorla[1]
- María Isbert as Eloísa[5]
- Saturnino García as el Ahorcado[5]
- Marta Fernández-Muro as moderadora TV[5]
- Luis Prendes as don Aníbal[5]
Production
editThe film is a Shangri-La PC, DMVB Films, and Fabrica de Imagens Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production.[6] It was shot in Madrid in 1998.[7]
Release
editDistributed by Cine Company,[6] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 September 1998.[5]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an energetic, Berlanga-esque take on Spanish politics ’90s style".[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.