Snow White
(2012)
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Snow White
(2012)
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Daniel Giménez Cacho | ... | ||
Ramón Barea | ... |
Don Martín
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Inma Cuesta | ... |
Carmen de Triana
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Ángela Molina | ... |
Doña Concha
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Ignacio Mateos | ... |
Fotógrafo plaza
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Maribel Verdú | ... | ||
Carmen Belloch | ... |
Enfemera mayor
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Teresa Soria Ruano | ... |
Enfermera joven
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Sofía Oria | ... |
Carmencita
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Lito | ... |
Gallo Pepe
(as Lito y Tomás)
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Tomás | ... |
Gallo Pepe
(as Lito y Tomás)
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Pere Ponce | ... |
Genaro
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Carmen Segarra | ... |
Milagros
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Pep Ferrer | ... |
Pintor
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Manel Castillejos | ... |
Fotógrafo entierro
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A band of bullfighting dwarfs save the life of a young woman with amnesia. They end up taking her under their wing when they find out that she has seemingly natural skills as a bullfighter, upon which they can capitalize not only for their act but for her own personal gain. As she does not know her name or background, the dwarfs coin her Blancanieves, after the famed fairy tale. What they are all unaware of is that she is really Carmen, the daughter of the once great matador, Antonio Villalta. On the day Carmen was born, her father suffered a career ending accident, and her mother died in childbirth. Her father quickly remarried his nurse, the evil Encarna. Although raised by her grandmother during her early years, Carmen, following the death of her grandmother, went to live with Encarna while an adolescent, Encarna who treated her as a slave. Carmen eventually found her disabled father, who was hidden away and treated poorly by Encarna. In the meantime, Encarna was cavorting with the... Written by Huggo
Snow White with flamenco and bulls.
The outdoor, hilltop venue undoubtedly added to the allure. The screen was hung on the castle wall on Barcelona's Montjuic and the orchestra was live. The flamenco songs were performed by a singer with a soaring voice standing under the screen. But this was just extras and Blancanieve is well worth watching without it. The music is transporting and the stunning B&W photography alone makes it worth while.
Wonderful entertainment and deeply satisfying.
Just go see it.