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The Girl of Your Dreams is a 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba
based on facts: during the Spanish Civil War
, cinema studios supported the Republic
, so Franco's followers had to go to Germany or Italy to make fictional films at Universum Film AG
, known as UFA studios in Berlin to shoot both Spanish and German language versions. For example, in 1938 Florián Rey
filmed Carmen, la de Triana
and a German-language double film named Andalusische Nächte (English: Nights in Andalusia), both starring Imperio Argentina
, an actress with whom, according to legend, Hitler fell in love. Imperio Argentina sued producers and director for using her life without permission to make this film. In Trueba's film, Goebbels
falls in love with the Spanish Andalusian actress Macarena Granada (Penélope Cruz
).
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer.Between 1974 and 1979 worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper EL PAIS. In 1980, founded the monthly film magazine CASABLANCA, which he edited and directed during its first two years...
based on facts: during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, cinema studios supported the Republic
Second Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
, so Franco's followers had to go to Germany or Italy to make fictional films at Universum Film AG
Universum Film AG
Universum Film AG, better known as UFA or Ufa, is a film company that was the principal film studio in Germany, home of the German film industry during the Weimar Republic and through World War II, and a major force in world cinema from 1917 to 1945...
, known as UFA studios in Berlin to shoot both Spanish and German language versions. For example, in 1938 Florián Rey
Florián Rey
Florián Rey , born at La Almunia de Doña Godina, , 25 January 1894 - death at Benidorm , 11 April 1962 was the most successful Spanish film director in the 20's and 30's....
filmed Carmen, la de Triana
Carmen, la de Triana
Carmen, la de Triana is a 1938 Spanish-German musical film directed by Florián Rey and starring Imperio Argentina, Rafael Rivelles and Manuel Luna. It was a Spanish-language version of the 1938 film Nights in Andalusia based on the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet.-Cast:* Imperio Argentina ... ...
and a German-language double film named Andalusische Nächte (English: Nights in Andalusia), both starring Imperio Argentina
Imperio Argentina
Magdalena Nile del Río was a professional singer and movie actress who was better known as Imperio Argentina. Although born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she became a citizen of Spain....
, an actress with whom, according to legend, Hitler fell in love. Imperio Argentina sued producers and director for using her life without permission to make this film. In Trueba's film, Goebbels
Goebbels
Goebbels, alternatively Göbbels, is a common surname in the western areas of Germany. It is probably derived from the Old Low German word gibbler, meaning brewer...
falls in love with the Spanish Andalusian actress Macarena Granada (Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón , to critical acclaim...
).
Cast
- Penélope CruzPenélope CruzPenélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón , to critical acclaim...
as Macarena Granada - Antonio ResinesAntonio ResinesAntonio Fernández Resines is an award-winning Spanish film and television actor.- Selected filmography :*La dama boba .*Otros días vendrán ....
as Blas Fontiveros - Jorge SanzJorge SanzJorge Sanz is a Spanish actor and is one of the most prominent actors of the Spanish cinema since the 1980s. He is known to international audiences for his roles in the films: Amantes by director Vicente Aranda and Fernando Trueba’s Belle Époque .-Early life :Jorge Sanz Miranda was born on August...
as Julián Torralba - Rosa Maria SardàRosa Maria SardàRosa María Sardà is a Spanish actress and comedian.She has played roles in Spanish and Catalan. She was married to the comedian Josep Maria Mainat , and she's Xavier Sardà's elder sister...
as Rosa Rosales - Santiago SeguraSantiago SeguraSantiago Segura Silva is a Spanish film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.Santiago was born in the Carabanchel neighbourhood in Madrid. After studying Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid, he decided to pursue a career as a film-maker and in 1989 he directed the short Relatos de...
as Castillo - Loles LeónLoles LeónMaría Dolores León Rodríguez is a Spanish actress.She went to Madrid to start a career as an actress. She met Pedro Almodóvar during La Movida Madrileña. He offered her the roles she played in Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios and ¡Átame!...
as Trini Morenos - Jesús Bonilla as Marco Bonilla
- Neus AsensiNeus AsensiMaria dels Àngels Asensio i Liñán known as Neus Asensi is a Spanish actress.She had a very complete training to become an actress. She studied classic dance for 5 years and jazz-dance...
as Lucia Gandia - Miroslav TáborskýMiroslav TáborskýMiroslav Táborský is a Czech actor who has appeared on Czech television series, as well as in American movies....
as Václav Passer - Johannes SilberschneiderJohannes SilberschneiderJohannes Silberschneider , is an Austrian actor. He has appeared in many movies and TV movies and serials...
as GoebbelsJoseph GoebbelsPaul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and anti-Semitism... - Karel DobryKarel DobrýKarel Dobrý is a Czech film, television and stage actor. He is known for playing Liet-Kynes in the Dune 2000 miniseries, and Korba in the 2003 sequel Children of Dune, or as Matthias in Mission: Impossible. He also appeared in the award-winning film The Girl of Your Dreams by Fernando Trueba.-...
as Leo - Götz OttoGötz OttoGötz Otto is a German actor known for his very tall stature. He is 198 cm tall and is often characterised by bleached blonde hair in his films....
as Heinrich von Wermelskirch - Hanna SchygullaHanna SchygullaHanna Schygulla is a German actress and chanson singer. She is generally considered the most prominent German actress of the New German Cinema.-Life and career:Schygulla was born in Königshütte, Upper Silesia,...
as Magda GoebbelsMagda GoebbelsJohanna Maria Magdalena "Magda" Goebbels was the wife of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels... - María BarrancoMaría BarrancoMaría Barranco , born María de los Remedios Barranco García, is a Spanish actress, who has won two Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actress....
as Ambassador's wife - Juan Luis GaliardoJuan Luis GaliardoJuan Luis Galiardo is a Spanish television and film actor.-Selected filmography:* Le tre spade di Zorro * The Call of the Wild * Pasodoble * The Girl of Your Dreams * El coronel Macià...
as Ambassador