Albéniz (film)

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

Albéniz is a 1947 black-and-white Argentine Silver Condor award-winning biographical drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and written by es. The film stars Pedro López Lagar and es. 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.

Overview

The film is based on the life of Spanish composer and pianist, Isaac Albéniz. Albéniz is first seen as a child prodigy who is so talented some observers regard him as a fraud; the boy is also shown as the victim of a tyrannical father, who lives his own life through his son's accomplishments. Escaping his father's dominance as an adult, Albéniz first moves to South America and later to the United States, experiencing a colorful array of tempestuous love affairs.

He returns to Spain, but manages to land a scholarship at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, but once again his mind is on women rather than music. Eventually he rises to international fame through a series of self-financed concerts, ultimately earning every conceivable award and accolade for his work. Actor Pedro López Lagar won critical acclaim for his portrayal.

Cast

• Pedro López Lagar as Isaac Albéniz
• Sabina Olmos
• Marisa Regules
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• Mercedes Díaz
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• Eduardo Otero
• María Esther Podestá
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• Adolfo Linvel
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• Pastora Soler
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• Eugenio Nigro
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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:

• 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)

External links

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