Los años bárbaros (1998)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.5/10   

Director:

Fernando Colomo

Escritores:

Carlos López (screenplay) &
José Ángel Esteban (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 septiembre 1998 (Spain)

Género:

Aventura | Drama

Plot:

Two students are arrested for painting revolutionary graffiti on the university walls. They escape from the camp and flee with two American girls...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Premios:

1 win & 6 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Stunning political drama, with deft touches of humour

Reparto

Jordi Mollà	...	Tomás
Ernesto Alterio	...	Jaime
Hedy Burress	...	Kathy
Allison Smith	...	Susan
Juan Echanove	...	Víctor Marquina
Josep Maria Pou	...	Roa (as José Mª Pou)
Samuel Le Bihan	...	Michel
Álex Angulo	...	Máximo
Pepón Nieto	...	Velasco
Ana Rayo	...	Gloria
Pepo Oliva	...	Requena
Mario Vedoya	...	Matías
Juli Mira	...	Virgilio
Chema Mazo	...	Herrero
Mónica Cano	...	Mujer del Herrero

También conocida como:

Barbaric Years
Les années volées (France)
The Stolen Years (Canada: English title)

Duración:

120 min

País:

Spain | France

Idioma:

Español | Inglés | Francés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

France:U

Locaciones de Filmación:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Compañía:

Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel)

Conexiones de Película:

References Bathing Beauty (1944)

Stunning political drama, with deft touches of humour

This film is one of the best political dramas I have seen - totally engrossing story about two students who are imprisoned for 'mischief making' and standing up against Franco's regime.

The men are imprisoned, but are later rescued by an underground resistance movement. It is this that puts Anos barbaros in a class of its own. The relationships that emerge both before, during and after the imprisonment make for compelling viewing.

There are a number of very good moments - the Canadian and American girls who help the Spanish lads, an over the top, flamboyant musical producer add to the humour and tension.

We are not allowed to forget about the brutality evident in Spain at the time - there are moments akin to Fred Zinneman's Julia towards the end of the film.

The film makes its point well, but the overall feeling isn't one of intense heaviness: the humour of characters and situations, the relationships between the characters and the telling differences between Spanish and American make this a film WELL worth seeing.

Superb