Fiesta (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Fiesta |
| Original title | Fiesta |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pierre Boutron |
| script | Pierre Boutron |
| production | Michel Chambat |
| music | Wim Mertens |
| camera | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| cut |
Claire Bez , Jacques Witta |
| occupation | |
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Fiesta is a 1995 French feature film based on a novel by José Luis de Vilallonga . It deals with the experiences of a sixteen year old boy in the Spanish Civil War .
action
Young Rafael is taken from boarding school by his father and assigned to a unit that carries out shootings in a monastery behind the front . In this way he should get to know death and be hardened before his first deployment to the front. Rafael, who was raised to obedience, is at first eager to make short work of the enemies of fascism , but over time questions his activities more and more. When a fifteen-year-old girl - the daughter of an opposing leader - is about to be executed, he releases the prisoner and is then transferred to the front.
criticism
The film-dienst found: "In the main role a convincingly played drama that relentlessly shows the psychological stresses the participants in the civil war are exposed to."
Awards
- 1996 nominated for the César in the category “Best Actor” ( Jean-Louis Trintignant ).
- 1997 Awarded "Best Picture" at the San José Film Festival.
Web links
- Fiesta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fiesta on cinefacts.de
- Fiesta on 3sat
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fiesta. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .