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Opera Prima ()

Ópera prima (original title)
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Boy meets girl. Matias meets Violeta, his cousin ("prima") one morning in Madrid at the Plaza de Opera. He is twenty-five. She is 18. He's a divorced journalist trying to write a thriller. She studies violin. She's a vegetarian. He loves... See more »

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Matías Marinero
Paula Molina ...
Violeta Ibírico
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León
Luis González Regueral ...
Nicky
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Ana
Alejandro Serna ...
Nicolás
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Zoila Gómez
David Thomson ...
Warren Belch
Tony Valento ...
Hombre Supermercado
El Gran Wyoming ...
Macarra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Miguel Infante ...
Amigo de Violeta
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Crazy interviewee (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fernando Trueba

Written by

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Óscar Ladoire ... ()
 
Fernando Trueba ... ()

Produced by

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Miguel Ángel Bermejo ... line producer
Fernando Colomo ... producer
Ana Huete ... executive producer
José Esteban Lasala ... producer
Manolo Matji ... associate producer
Andrés Santana ... assistant producer

Music by

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Fernando Ember

Cinematography by

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Ángel Luis Fernández

Editing by

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Miguel Ángel Santamaría

Editorial Department

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Susana Ocaña ... assistant editor

Art Direction by

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Fernando Colomo

Production Management

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José Luis García Berlanga ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ramiro De Maeztu ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Bernard Chaumeil ... boom operator
Jesús Escalante ... sound mixer
Pierre Gamet ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Antonio Fernández Santamaría ... key grip
Rafael García Martos ... gaffer
Salvador Gómez Calle ... focus puller
Juan Molina Temboury ... assistant camera (as Juan Molina)

Script and Continuity Department

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Carlos Scola ... script supervisor

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Plot Summary

Boy meets girl. Matias meets Violeta, his cousin ("prima") one morning in Madrid at the Plaza de Opera. He is twenty-five. She is 18. He's a divorced journalist trying to write a thriller. She studies violin. She's a vegetarian. He loves meat. Many things separate them, but he moves into her apartment. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines Una pelicula de amor donde nunca se dice "te quiero" See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cousine, je taime (France)
  • Opera Prima (United States)
  • Erste Werke (West Germany)
  • Prima, Eu Amo-te (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Filmed in 4 weeks, between November and December 1979. See more »

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