Double Feature

Synopsis

Director José Luis Garci has turned his camera inward on filmmakers and screenwriters to portray them as so self-absorbed in the creative process that there is no other world, no other human relationship that can compete. As José (Adolfo Marsillach) and Federico (Jesus Puente) work together on a new screenplay, their interactions with their family (José's teen daughters, Federico's wife) disappear under the all-consuming task of creation. The daughters give up and go off on their own, and the wife joins a convent while Federico barely notices. And when the producer is interrupted by profound grief at the sudden death of his older son, he almost automatically returns to thinking about the film project when the funeral has ended. Garci honors many great directors at the beginning of this film, and the film continues to play out as an elaboration on this homage -- an illustration both of the dedication and the cost of filmmaking, no judgments given.

Main Cast

Adolfo Marsillach

José Manuel Varela

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Jesús Puente

Federico Alcántara

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

María Casanova

Graciela dos Santos Varela 'La Mala'

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

José Bódalo

Dionisio Balboa

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Encarna Paso

Pili

Age : 88 | Popularity : 7%

Emma Suárez

Sonia

Age : 59 | Popularity : 8%

Rafael Hernández

Empleado de producciones Balboa Films

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Juan Calot

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Production Design	Julio Esteban
	Set Decoration	Julio Esteban
	Property Master	Félix Rodríguez
Camera	Director of Photography	Manuel Rojas
	Camera Operator	Ricardo Navarrete
	Assistant Camera	Julio Leyva
Directing	Director	José Luis Garci
	Assistant Director	Roberto Bodegas
	Script Supervisor	Marisa Ibarra
Production	Producer	José Luis Garci
	Production Manager	José Luis Merino Valentín Panero
	Production Assistant	Azucena Rodríguez
	Assistant Production Manager	Félix Rodríguez
	Executive Producer	José Esteban Alenda
Writing	Writer	José Luis Garci Horacio Valcárcel
Sound	Music	Jesús Gluck
	Sound	Enrique Molinero
Editing	Editor	Miguel González Sinde
	Assistant Editor	Amparo Roces
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Romana González
	Hairstylist	Josefa Morales
Department	Role	Name

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