| Director: | Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn |
|---|---|
| Production: | The Mediapro Studio (Jaume Roures Llop) |
| Running Time: | 114’ |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Country: | Spain, Argentina |
| Main Cast: | Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez, José Luis Gómez, Nagore Aranburu, Irene Escolar, Manolo Solo, Pilar Castro, Koldo Olabarri |
| Screenplay: | Andrés Duprat, Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn |
| Cinematographer: | Arnau Valls Colomer |
| Editor: | Alberto Del Campo |
| Production Designer: | Alain Bainée |
| Costume Designer: | Wanda Morales |
| Sound: | Aitor Berenger, Mar González, Pelayo Gutiérrez, Eduardo Castro, Alberto Ovejero |
| Visual Effects: | Isidro Jiménez |
Cinema
Competencia oficial
Venezia 78 Competition
Synopsis
In search of significance and social prestige, a billionaire businessman decides to make a film to leave his mark. To do so, he hires the best: a stellar team formed by famous filmmaker Lola Cuevas and two renowned actors, both enormously talented, but with even bigger egos: the Hollywood actor Félix Rivero and radical theater thespian Iván Torres. Both legends, but not exactly the best of friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric challenges set by Lola, Felix and Iván must face not only each other, but also their own legacies.
Directors’ Statements
Mariano Cohn
For some time now we’ve been meaning to get a movie made together with Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Finally, we met in London to exchange ideas and we shared with them the seed of what would end up being the central axis of Competencia oficial. We needed a third leading man, and we called on Oscar Martínez, who had already starred in a movie with us, El ciudadano ilustre, and whose work Penélope and Antonio liked a lot. The Mediapro Studio’s commitment to Competencia oficial was firm from the very outset.
Gastón Duprat
There are many films that show how a film is made, the production problems, the difficulties and issues of carrying out a project. But there’s nothing exactly like the kind of stuff actors get up to, to make us cry, to make us laugh, to generate emotion. This film investigates this complex and extraordinary relationship, generally hidden from the view of the general public. The film illuminates how these three acting talents build emotion in the viewers at the same time that it addresses issues such as the process of artistic creation, professional competence, egos and the need for prestige and recognition.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1: Jaume Roures Llop – The Mediapro Studio
Avinguda Diagonal 177
08018 - Barcelona, Spain
Tel. +34 917 285 740
jmendez@mediapro.tv
http://www.themediaprostudio.tv
WORLD SALES: Protagonist Pictures
42-48 Great Portland Street
W1W7NB - London, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2077349000
alexandra@protagonistpictures.com
http://protagonistpictures.com
ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Alessandra Tieri – Lucky Red
Largo Italo Gemini 1
00161 - Roma, Italia
Tel. +39 063759441
a.tieri@luckyred.it
http://www.luckyred.it
PRESS OFFICE: Paul Saunter & Joely Cook– DDA
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