Film · 2016
La reina de España
Directed by Fernando Trueba · starring Juan Mariné, Penélope Cruz and Antonio Resines
- 2 h 8 min
- Comedy · Drama
Spain
- 4.8 AverageMovieNCo
- 4.6 Users14 votes
- 5.0 Critics5 reviews
Synopsis
Directed by Fernando Trueba, it's the sequel of 'The Girl of your Dreams', produced in 1998. It's in set in 50s, Macarena Granada has become a big star in Hollywood, her Mediterranean beauty has won the hearts of the American public. After many years of absence, she returned to that dear Spain that she had to leave 18 years ago, her return is to shoot a film in which she will play Isabella I of Castile, better known as 'The Catholic', the first Queen of Spain. Knowing Macarena's return, Blas Fontiveros, who had not returned to Spain after trying to direct 'The Girl of Your Dreams' in Nazi Germany, also he decides to return to his country and reconnect with the beautiful Macarena and his former colleagues job. The arrival of Blas cause a series of events that will jeopardize the big blockbuster. A film return actors first film like Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz, Santiago Segura, Neus Asensi, Loles Leon, Rosa María Sardá and Jesús Bonilla, besides incorporating Chinese Darin and Clive Revil, among others
Where to watch La reina de España
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 128 min2 hours and 8 minutes
- Budget
- €11mAtresmedia Cine
- How long is La reina de España?
- 2 hours and 8 minutes (128 minutes).
- Who directed La reina de España?
- Fernando Trueba.
- Who is in La reina de España?
- It stars Juan Mariné, Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines and Jorge Sanz.
- Where can I watch La reina de España?
- In the UK you can watch it on buy on Apple TV.
Cast
Full cast (45)-
Juan Mariné El guarda de los Estudios
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Penélope Cruz Macarena Granada
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Antonio Resines Blas Fontiveros
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Jorge Sanz Julián Torralba
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Ana Belén Ana
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Javier Cámara Pepe Bonilla
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Chino Darín Leo
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Cary Elwes Gary Jones
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Loles León Trini Morenos
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Neus Asensi Lucía Gandía
- Director
- Fernando Trueba
- Writers
- Fernando Trueba
- Producers
- Penélope Cruz, Mercedes Gamero, Mikel Lejarza, Antonio Resines
Photos and posters
All 38 photosReviews
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What the critics say average 5.0 from 5 outlets
- 7.0 New York TimesAndy Webster
"Mr. Trueba skillfully blends genuine and mock period footage to conjure the era, while Mandy Patinkin, as a blacklisted screenwriter; Cary Elwes, as a loutish American leading man; and Clive…
Read - 6.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
"here?s a kind of excitable silliness in this disposable, film-within-a-film comedy from Fernando Trueba, starring Penélope Cruz."
Read - 4.0 VarietyJay Weissberg
"Trueba loads his movie with so many inside jokes, it would be impossible to count them all. John Scott is a John Ford knock-off complete with eye-patch, except Ford was a brilliant director until…
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Awards
All the awards- Goya Awards 2017 5 nominations
Soundtrack
All 2 songsTrivia
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Anecdote
The current queen of Spain, actually visited the shooting of the film, where she said hi to the crew and cast.
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Sequel
The movie follows the characters of a previous film also by Trueba 'The Girl of Your Dreams' (1998).
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