Erendira (1983)
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- 1h 43min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 27 Oct 1983 (Netherlands)
- Movie
While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces...
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- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Irene Papas | ... |
Grandmother Amadis
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Claudia Ohana | ... |
Erendira
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Michael Lonsdale | ... |
Senator Onésimo Sanchez
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Oliver Wehe | ... |
Ulysses
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Rufus | ... |
Photographer
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Blanca Guerra | ... |
Ulysses' mother
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz | ... |
Grocer
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Pierre Vaneck | ... |
Ulysses' father
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Carlos Cardán | ... |
Smuggler
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Humberto Elizondo | ... |
Blacaman
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Jorge Fegán | ... |
Army commander
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Paco Mauri | ... |
Postman
(as Francisco Mauri)
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Sergio Calderón | ... |
Truck driver
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Martín Palomares | ... |
Escort
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Salvador Garcini | ... |
Puppet-player
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Félix Bussio Madrigal | ... |
Bridegroom
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Juan Antonio Ortiz Torres | ... |
Musician
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Carlos Calderón | ... |
Missionary
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René Barrera | ... |
Indian chief
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Leonor Llausás | ... |
Prostitute
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Marystell Molina | ... |
Prostitute
(as Maristell Abrossi)
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Lázara Delgado | ... |
Prostitute
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Laly Roffiel | ... |
Nun
(as Lali Rofftel)
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Natalie Eckelkamp | ... |
Nun
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Rodolfo Carrillo | ... |
Soldier
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Fernando García Ortega | ... |
Soldier
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Gaspar Humberto Mena Escobar | ... |
Warden
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Eduardo Danel | ... |
Smuggler's driver
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Tomás Delgado Leal | ... |
Postman
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Delia Casanova | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Directed by
Ruy Guerra |
Written by
Gabriel García Márquez | ... | (novel "La increíble y triste historia de la cándida Eréndira y de su abuela desalmada") |
Gabriel García Márquez | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Hanns Eckelkamp | ... | co-producer |
Gonzalo Martínez Ortega | ... | executive producer (as Gonzalo Martínez) |
Alain Quefféléan | ... | producer |
Othon Roffiel | ... | executive producer |
Regina Ziegler | ... | producer |
Music by
Maurice Lecoeur |
Cinematography by
Denys Clerval |
Editing by
Kenout Peltier |
Editorial Department
Jeanne Kef | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
Pierre Cadiou |
Costume Design by
Alberto Negrón |
Makeup Department
Araceli Aramburo | ... | hair stylist (as Araceli Aramburu) |
Patrick Archambault | ... | hair stylist |
Monique Granier | ... | makeup artist |
Graciela Muñoz | ... | makeup artist (as Graciela Múñoz) |
Production Management
Eduardo Danel | ... | production manager |
Ginette Mejinsky | ... | unit manager |
Louis Trinquier | ... | administrative manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Víctor Anteo | ... | second unit director |
Natalie Eckelkamp | ... | assistant director |
Román Hernández | ... | assistant director |
Félix Martín | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Laly Roffiel | ... | assistant art director (as Lali Roffiel) |
Rainer Schaper | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
Roberto Martínez | ... | sound assistant |
Claude Villand | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Carlos Belaunzaran | ... | special effects |
Sergio Jara | ... | special effects |
Rubens Rodriguez | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Frederic Moreau | ... | optical effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Rodrigo Garcia | ... | still photographer |
Agustín Meza | ... | assistant camera |
Salvador Ortega | ... | still photographer |
Roberto Rivera | ... | camera operator |
Jorge Senyal | ... | photographer: second unit (as Jorge Sengal) |
Music Department
Guy Printemps | ... | orchestrator |
Gilbert Roussel | ... | musician: accordeon player |
Script and Continuity Department
Patricia Luke | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Rudi Lagemann | ... | production assistant |
Marguerite Théoule | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
- Les Films du Triangle
- Films A2
- Ciné Qua Non
- Atlas Saskia Film
- Austra
- Ministère de la Culture de la Republique Française (participation)
- Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion (German version)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (German version)
Distributors
- Filmco Norway (1984) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1984) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Parco Co. Ltd. (1984) (Japan) (theatrical)
- atlas Film (1984) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Tanit Films (1985) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Consolidated Exhibitors (1985) (Australia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Folkets Bio (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Atlas Video (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Cinematheque (1985) (United States) (VHS) (for Media Home Entertainment)
- Folkets Bio (1995) (Sweden) (video)
- L.C.J Editions & Productions (2014) (World-wide) (DVD)
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Plot Summary |
While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira's surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.
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Trivia | Based on the story "La increíble y triste historia de la cándida Eréndira y su abuela desalmada" ("The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother"), by Nobel Prize-winning Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006). See more » |
Soundtracks | La Chanson de Margaret See more » |
Quotes |
Ulysses:
There was enough poison to kill a million rats. See more » |