Awards: Goya Awards - Best Original Score

A member of the Bloomsbury set, Gerald Brenan retreated to a remote area in Andalucia during the 1920s in the hope of finding his literary muse. In the film, Brenan stumbles into a mountain village, where he buys a house and quickly becomes an integral part of the local society. He befriends Paco, who advises him to pursue Juliana, his beautiful young housekeeper. Juliana teaches Brenan a few things about sensuality that his Victorian upbringing didn’t cover. But when his literary friends arrive on a visit from London, they don’t find Brenan’s rustic lifestyle so romantic and reveal themselves as uptight and arrogant compared with the passionate locals. Colombo’s film doesn’t question such stereotyping, but it’s very good on the petty intrigues and affairs of village life. It also looks absolutely gorgeous, with ace cinematographer José Luis Alcaine making very creative use of the extremes of light and shade which characterize the region. ~ Synopsis by ¡Viva! Spanish Film Festival

Principal Cast: Matthew Goode, Verónica Sánchez, Guillermo Toled, Consuelo Trujillo, Ángela Molina, Antonio Resines

Producers: Fernando Bovaira, Gustavo Ferrada, Beatriz de la Gándara
Cinematographer: José Luis Alcaine
Editor: Antonio Lara

Official Website:
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