Summary
Amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War, a shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Boys
-- Spain
-- Drama.
School children -- Spain -- Drama. Teachers -- Spain -- Drama. Spain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama. Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Drama. Galicia (Spain : Region) -- Drama. Historical films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. |
| Publisher | México, D.F. :Zima Entertainment :1999 Distribuida por Cine Video y T.V., |
| Edition | Full screen. |
| Other Titles | Lengua de las mariposas. Carmiña. Saxo en la niebla. |
| Contributors |
Otegui, Emiliano,
film producer. Azcona, Rafael, 1926-2008, screenwriter. Cuerda, José Luis, film director. Fernán Gómez, Fernando, actor. Lozano, Manuel, actor. Blanco, Uxía, actor. Uriarte, Gonzalo, 1952- actor. Santos, Alexis de los, actor. Novas, Tamar, 1986- actor. Toledo, Guillermo, 1970- actor. Fernández, Elena (Mar Fernández), actor. Castejón, Jesús, actor. Rodríguez Cunha, Eduardo, actor. Vidal Bolaño, Roberto, 1950-2002, actor. Jiménez, Milagros, actor. Bugallo, Celso, actor. Amenábar, Alejandro, 1972- composer. Salmones, Javier, director of photography. Rivas, Manuel, 1957- Lengua de las mariposas. Rivas, Manuel, 1957- Carmiña. Rivas, Manuel, 1957- Saxo en la niebla. Sogetel (Firm), production company. Producciones del Escorpión, production company. Groupo Voz (Firm), production company. Canal+ España (Firm), production company. TVG Productions, production company. T.V.E. (Firm), production company. Zima Entertainment (Firm), publisher. Cine Video y T.V. (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Fernando Fernán-Gómez, Manuel Lozano, Uxía Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte, Alexis de los Santos, Tamar Novas, Guillermo Toledo, Elena Fernández, Jesús Castejón, Tatán, Roberto Vidal, Milagros Jiménez, Celso Bugallo. |
| Other Contributors |
Editor, Nacho Ruiz Capillas ; music, Alejandro Amenábar ; director of photography, Javier Salmones. |
| Language |
Spanish English In Spanish; with optional English and Spanish subtitles. |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. Based on three short stories from the book Qué me quieres, amor? by Manuel Rivas: La lengua de las mariposas, Carmiña, and Un saxo en la niebla. Special features: Making of documentary; trailer; TV spots. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; regions 1 and 4; full screen presentation. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |