BELLE EPOQUE [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1994
• Genre: Comedy; Drama; Foreign; Romance
• Plot: BELLE EPOQUE is the irresistible story of Fernando, a handsome, young Spanish Civil War deserter who befriends a free-thinking artist. Fernando finds himself in a romantic dilemma when the artist's four beautiful daughters return to their country home -- which woman should he romance? The answer is hilariously simple, as Fernando is seduced instead, by each of the high-spirited sisters. BELLE EPOQUE is a rollicking sensual romp celebrating newfound sexual freedom for women. A delicious blend of humor and passion that captured the Oscar® (1993) for Best Foreign Language Film and introduced the world to the enchanting beauty of Penelope Cruz (Vanilla Sky).; ; Winner of 9 Goyas (Spanish Academy Awards) for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Ariadna Gil), Best Supporting Actor (Fernando Fernán Gómez), Best Supporting Actress (Chus Lampreave), Best Cinematographer, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing. Won 3 Silver Fotogramas (Spanish Film Critics Awards) for Best Film, Best Actor (Jorge Sanz) and Best Actress (Ariadna Gil). Other awards the film won were: Saint Jordi, Calabuch (Peñiscola Comedy Film Festival), Aescan (Andalusian Critics Awards), Reseña, Ojo Critico, Cartelera Turia, and Festival de Huesca. The film was also nominated for Best European Film at the Felix Awards (European Film Awards). The film won prizes or appeared at the following festivals in 1993: Gramado Film Festival (Brazil); Berlin Film Festival; Festival of Festivals, Toronto; Boston Film Festival; Hamptons International Film Festival. It was the 1993 Spanish entry to the Academy Awards. Shot in Cinemascope. Copyright 1992 Fernando Trueba P.C.S.A.-Lola Films S.A.
• Cast: Penélope Cruz; Jesús Bonilla; María Galiana; Joan Potau; Félix Cubero; Marciano de la Fuente; José Antonio Sacristán; Manuel Huete; Juan José Otegui; Luís Zagalo; João Salaviza; Bernardino Nascimento; François Venturini; Miguel Pyrrait; Joaquín Raposo; Luis Romero; José Graniza; Adelina Andrade; Maribel Verdú; Jorge Sanz; Miriam Díaz Aroca; Gabino Diego; Fernando Fernán Gómez; Michel Galabru; Ariadna Gil; Agustín González; Chus Lampreave; Mary Carmen Ramírez; Fernando Sequeira; Eduardo Marques; Fernando Trueba; Rafael Azcona; José Luis García Sánchez; Andrés Vicente Gómez; Manuel Lombardero; António da Cunha Telles; José Luis Alcaine; Carmen Frías; Antoine Duhamel
• Director: Fernando Trueba
• Runtime: 1:49
• Company: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie