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Cast

Adolfo Marsillach

Adolfo Marsillach

José Manuel Varela

Jesús Puente

Jesús Puente

Federico Alcántara

María Casanova

María Casanova

Graciela dos Santos Varela 'La Mala'

José Bódalo

José Bódalo

Dionisio Balboa

Encarna Paso

Encarna Paso

Pili

Emma Suárez

Emma Suárez

Sonia

Rafael Hernández

Rafael Hernández

Empleado de producciones Balboa Films

Juan Calot

Juan Calot

Víctor Valverde

Víctor Valverde

Actor que representa a 'El ministro'

Patricia Calot

Patricia Calot

Actriz que representa a 'La estudiante de filosofía'

Pablo Hoyos

Pablo Hoyos

Yolanda Ríos

Yolanda Ríos

Amelia

Diana Salcedo

Diana Salcedo

Primitivo Rojas

Primitivo Rojas

Maite Marchante

Maite Marchante

Jesús Hermida

Jesús Hermida

Self (uncredited)

Crew

José Luis Garci

José Luis Garci

Director

Horacio Valcárcel

Horacio Valcárcel

Writer

José Luis Garci

José Luis Garci

Writer

José Esteban Alenda

José Esteban Alenda

Executive Producer

Miguel González Sinde

Miguel González Sinde

Editor

Josefa Morales

Josefa Morales

Hairstylist

José Luis Garci

José Luis Garci

Producer

Julio Leyva

Julio Leyva

Assistant Camera

Roberto Bodegas

Roberto Bodegas

Assistant Director

Ricardo Navarrete

Ricardo Navarrete

Camera Operator

Julio Esteban

Julio Esteban

Set Decoration

Félix Rodríguez

Félix Rodríguez

Property Master

Enrique Molinero

Enrique Molinero

Sound

Julio Esteban

Julio Esteban

Production Design

José Luis Merino

José Luis Merino

Production Manager

Valentín Panero

Valentín Panero

Production Manager

Félix Rodríguez

Félix Rodríguez

Assistant Production Manager

Manuel Rojas

Manuel Rojas

Director of Photography

Romana González

Romana González

Makeup Artist

Amparo F. Roces

Amparo F. Roces

Assistant Editor

Marisa Ibarra

Marisa Ibarra

Script Supervisor

Azucena Rodríguez

Azucena Rodríguez

Production Assistant

Jesús Gluck

Jesús Gluck

Original Music Composer

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Double Feature

19845.2 / 10115 min
Drama

Overview

Director José Luis Garci has turned his camera inward on filmmakers and screenwriters to portray them as so self-absorbed in the creative process that there is no other world, no other human relationship that can compete. As José (Adolfo Marsillach) and Federico (Jesus Puente) work together on a new screenplay, their interactions with their family (José's teen daughters, Federico's wife) disappear under the all-consuming task of creation. The daughters give up and go off on their own, and the wife joins a convent while Federico barely notices. And when the producer is interrupted by profound grief at the sudden death of his older son, he almost automatically returns to thinking about the film project when the funeral has ended. Garci honors many great directors at the beginning of this film, and the film continues to play out as an elaboration on this homage -- an illustration both of the dedication and the cost of filmmaking, no judgments given.