Albéniz (film)

Albéniz
Albéniz
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Luis César Amadori
Written by	Pedro Miguel Obligado
Produced by	Luis César Amadori
Starring	Pedro López Lagar; Sabina Olmos
Cinematography	Antonio Merayo
Edited by	Jorge Gárate
Music by	Isaac Albéniz
Distributed by	Argentina Sono Film
Release date	4 February 1947;
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Albéniz is a 1947 black-and-white Argentine biographical drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and written by Pedro Miguel Obligado [es]. The film is based on the life of Spanish composer and pianist, Isaac Albéniz, one of the foremost composers of the Post-romantic era.

The film stars Pedro López Lagar and Sabina Olmos. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film and numerous other awards, given by the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1948 for the best picture of the previous year.^[1]

Cast

Release and acclaim

The film won the Argentine Film Critics Association Award, the Silver Condor, for best film in 1948. It was also one of the main entries at the 2nd Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave several awards for this film:^[2]

Best Picture: Argentina Sono Film
Best Director: Luis César Amadori
Best Actor: Pedro López Lagar
Special mentions: Pedro Miguel Obligado (guionista), Sabina Olmos (actriz), Raúl Soldi (escenógrafo), Guillermo Cases (director musical), Antonio Merayo (director de fotografía), Mario Fezia (operador de cámara), José María Paleo (sonidista), Jorge Garate (montajista) and Roque Giacovino (director de fotografía)

References

^ "Los ganadores, año por año" (in Spanish). Cine.ar. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
^ "ARCHIVO · Premios Anuales 1941–1953" (in Spanish). Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

External links

Albéniz at IMDb
Albéniz at cinenacional.com (in Spanish)

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[1] "Los ganadores, año por año" (in Spanish). Cine.ar. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

[2] "ARCHIVO · Premios Anuales 1941–1953" (in Spanish). Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

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v t e Films directed by Luis César Amadori
1930s	Puerto nuevo (1936) El pobre Pérez (1937) The Newsie and the Lady (1938) Maestro Levita (1938) Honeysuckle (1938) Palabra de honor (1939) Caminito de Gloria (1939)
1940s	El Haragán de la familia (1940) Educating Niní (1940) Napoleón (1941) The Song of the Suburbs (1941) Girls Orchestra (1941) Soñar no cuesta nada (1941) The Third Kiss (1942) El profesor Cero (1942) Bajó un ángel del cielo (1942) La mentirosa (1942) Claro de luna (1942) Son cartas de amor (1943) Luisito (1943) Carmen (1943) Apasionadamente (1944) Two Angels and a Sinner (1945) Madame Sans-Gêne (1945) Saint Candida (1945) Mosquita muerta (1946) Albéniz (1947) The Headless Woman (1947) God Reward You (1948) Una noche en el Ta-Ba-Rín (1949) Don Juan Tenorio (1949) Juan Globo (1949) Almafuerte (1949)
1950s	Historia de una pasión (1950) Nacha Regules (1950) Pecado (1951) María Montecristo (1951) Me casé con una estrella (1951) Eva Perón inmortal (1952) La de los ojos color del tiempo (1952) La pasión desnuda (1953) El Grito sagrado (1954) Caídos en el infierno (1954) El barro humano (1955) Love Never Dies (1955) Amor prohibido (1958) The Violet Seller (1958) Una muchachita de Valladolid (1958) Una Gran señora (1959) Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII? (1959)
1960s	Un trono para Cristy (1960) My Last Tango (1960) Alerta en el cielo (1961) Pecado de amor (1961) La Casta Susana (1963) El señor de La Salle (1964) Como dos gotas de agua (1964) Más bonita que ninguna (1965) Acompáñame (1966) Love in Flight (1967) Un novio para dos hermanas (1967) Good Morning, Little Countess (1967) Cristina Guzmán (1968)