Solos en la madrugada
Encyclopedia
Solos en la madrugada is a 1978
Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci
, starring José Sacristán
and Fiorella Faltoyano. The film built on the success of Garci's previous and successful film Asignatura pendiente
, but did not have the same results.
.The program has achieved the highest audience in the country. The space, full of irony, is directed to those men and women born during the Spanish civil war or in the years immediately after, whom he accuses of cowardice and failing in a life burdened by the past.
The journalist pessimistic point of views are a reflection of the dissatisfaction he faces in his own life. José Miguel is separated from his wife, Elena, with whom he has two children, whom he rarely sees. During this period of his life comes the opportunity to begin a new life with a girl named Maite, who belongs to a generation of war and the postwar period.
only. It was released on DVD in 2009.
1978 in film
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California....
Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci
José Luis Garci
José Luis Garci is a producer, critic, TV presenter, writer, screenwriter and film director in Spanish cinema. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Begin the Beguine...
, starring José Sacristán
José Sacristán
José Sacristán is a famous Spanish film, theatre and television actor.He has directed three films:* Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? * Cara de acelga * Soldados de plomo...
and Fiorella Faltoyano. The film built on the success of Garci's previous and successful film Asignatura pendiente
Asignatura pendiente
Asignatura pendiente is a 1977 Spanish drama film co- written and directed by José Luis Garci.The film was one of the most successful films in the 70's with 2,305,924 admissions....
, but did not have the same results.
Plot
José Miguel García, a thirty-seven years old radio announcer, has achieved professional success with his late-night radio show Solos en la madrugada (Alone in the morning) which is devoted to criticizing the regime of the dictator Francisco FrancoFrancisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
.The program has achieved the highest audience in the country. The space, full of irony, is directed to those men and women born during the Spanish civil war or in the years immediately after, whom he accuses of cowardice and failing in a life burdened by the past.
The journalist pessimistic point of views are a reflection of the dissatisfaction he faces in his own life. José Miguel is separated from his wife, Elena, with whom he has two children, whom he rarely sees. During this period of his life comes the opportunity to begin a new life with a girl named Maite, who belongs to a generation of war and the postwar period.
Cast
- José SacristánJosé SacristánJosé Sacristán is a famous Spanish film, theatre and television actor.He has directed three films:* Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? * Cara de acelga * Soldados de plomo...
- José Miguel García Carande - Fiorella Faltoyano - Elena
- Emma CohenEmma CohenEmma Cohen is a Spanish actress, director, producer and writer. She has appeared in many Spanish language films.-Selected filmography:* Tuset Street...
- Maite - María Casanova - Lola
DVD release
Solos en la madrugada is available in Region 2 DVD in SpanishSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
only. It was released on DVD in 2009.