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Volver a Empezar
Begin the Beguine is a 1982 Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Antonio Ferrandis. The plot follows the story of a Spaniard who returns to his homeland after many years in exile when he wins the Nobel Prize in literature. Its original Spanish title is Volver a Empezar, which means Starting Again.
Plot
It is the year 1981, the famous writer Antonio Albajara (Antonio Ferrandis) arrives at Gijón, his hometown, from Stockholm, where he has just received the Nobel Prize in Literature. For forty years, Albajara has been a professor of medieval literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He has alternated his teaching with the literary production that has given him worldwide fame. In Gijón, Antonio is reunited with Elena, his first and great love, before he was forced to his exile in 1937 Civil War. However, this visit is not definitive because a serious and deadly disease affects the writer.
Awards
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author | José Luis Garci |
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award | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
contentLocation | Gijón |
director | José Luis Garci |
editor | Miguel González Sinde |
genre | drama |
keywords | civil war deadly disease force nobel prize nobel prize in literature stockholm teach |
musicBy | Cole Porter Johann Pachelbel |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
producer | José Luis Garci |
productionCompany | Nickel Odeón |