Jump to content

Club Virginia Orchestra

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Club Virginia Orchestra
Film poster
SpanishOrquesta Club Virginia
Directed byManuel Iborra
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Salmones
Edited byMiguel A. Santamaría
Music bySanti Arisa
Production
companies
  • El Catalejo PC
  • Fernando Colomo PC
Distributed byWarner Española
Release date
  • 11 September 1992 (1992-09-11)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Club Virginia Orchestra (Spanish: Orquesta Club Virginia)[1] is a 1992 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Iborra [es] from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joaquín Oristrell. It stars Jorge Sanz, Antonio Resines, Santiago Ramos, Enrique San Francisco, Emma Suárez, and Juan Echanove.

Plot

[edit]

Inspired by the life of Santi Arisa [es] and set in 1967, the plot follows the plight of a Spanish provincial orchestra touring in the Middle East during the Six Day War.[2][3]

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

Shooting locations in Morocco included Marrakesh, Taroudant, Tangier, and Tétouan.[6]

Release

[edit]

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 11 September 1992.[7]

Accolades

[edit]
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1993
7th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actor Enrique San Francisco Nominated [8]
Best Sound Julio Recuero, Gilles Ortion, Enrique Molinero, José Antonio Bermúdez Won

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Woodbridge: Tamesis. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.
  2. ^ "Una orquesta de cine". El País. 9 September 1992.
  3. ^ Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2002). Críticas del cine español. Vol. I. Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Benavent 2000, p. 434.
  5. ^ "Che fine ha fatto Natasha Hovey, star di "Acqua e Sapone"". Virgilio.it. 16 October 2023.
  6. ^ Castilla, Amelia (11 September 1992). "La historia de un sueño". El País.
  7. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 434. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  8. ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 275, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8