The Anarchist's Wife (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Marie Noelle
Peter Sehr

Escritores:

Marie Noelle (written by)
Ray Loriga (dialogue contributor)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

23 enero 2009 (Spain)

Género:

Drama | Historia

Plot:

"The Anarchist's Wife" is the story of Manuela who is left behind when her husband Justo fights for...

Plot Keywords:

French Resistance | Spanish Civil War | Love | International Brigades | Family Relationships

Premios:

1 win & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A moving masterpiece about love, war, family, and commitment to ideals.

Reparto

María Valverde	...	Manuela
Juan Diego Botto	...	Justo
Ivana Baquero	...	Paloma - age 15
Nina Hoss	...	Lenin
Jean-Marc Barr	...	Pierre
Laura Morante	...	Lucienne
Irene Montalà	...	Pilar
Adrià Collado	...	Francisco
Biel Durán	...	Luis
Pere Arquillué	...	Jaime
Natja Jamaan	...	Concha
Sílvia Sabaté	...	Loli Muñoz
Irene Visedo	...	Paloma - age 35
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Javier Almeda
Alba Barragan	...	Paloma age 6
Ludwig Blochberger	...	Luis (voice)
Luis Callejo	...	José María Muñoz
Frank Capdet
Dorian Doyle	...	Joven del estraperlo
Jaume García Arija
Nathalie Grauwin	...	Marie
Alfonso Montón
Inma Ochoa
Hans Richter
Ainoa Ruiz	...	Paloma age 11
Pep Sais
Ricard Sales	...	Oficial de policia Madrid
Edgar Sehr	...	Justo junior
Toni Sevilla	...	Pedro Munoz

También conocida como:

Die Frau des Anarchisten (Alemania)
La dona de l'anarquista (Spain: Catalan title)
La femme de l'anarchiste (France)
La mujer del anarquista (Spain: Castilian title)

Duración:

USA:112 min (Sundance Film Festival)

País:

Alemania | Spain | France

Idioma:

Francés | Español

Color:

Negro y Blanco | Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Locaciones de Filmación:

Annonay, Ardèche, France

Compañía:

P'Artisan Filmproduktion GmbH

A moving masterpiece about love, war, family, and commitment to ideals.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I came into watching this film with relatively high expectations, but it succeeded in exceeding them! It is an incredible film, with an interesting and heartbreaking story, wonderful performances (I especially enjoyed seeing the talented young Banquero again), and an excellent evocation of the Spanish Civil War that is a little more balanced (as far as showing atrocities on both sides instead of just one) than most. The interesting use of old archived footage interspersed with dramatized scenes added to the war atmosphere. But while it is something of a historical/war drama, the main heart is the enduring love between the anarchist of the title and his wife, that survives time, distance, tragedy, and the horrors of war--it is really a family drama and love story set in the Spanish Civil War more than a movie about the war itself.

In any case, it is well worth seeing, for both the story and the performances, if you have the chance. The musical score was lovely as well.