The Queen of Spain
The Queen of Spain is a 2016 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Fernando Trueba. Starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Neus Asensi, Ana Belén, Javier Cámara, Chino Darín, Loles León, Arturo Ripstein, Jorge Sanz, Rosa Maria Sardà, Santiago Segura, Clive Revill (In his final film role), Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin. It was shown in the Berlinale Special section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
Nearly twenty years after the events of The Girl of Your Dreams, the story follows Macarena Granada (Penélope Cruz), now a successful Hollywood star in the 1950s. She returns to Francoist Spain to film a big-budget historical epic about Queen Isabella I, financed by an American studio. The production, led by director Gary Jones (Cary Elwes) and producer Jordan Berman (Mandy Patinkin), serves as propaganda promoting Spain's image under the Franco regime.
Cast
- Aida Folch
- Alberto San Juan
- Ana Belén
- Anabel Alonso
- Antonio Resines
- Arturo Ripstein
- Carlos Areces
- Cary Elwes
- Clive Revill
- Diana Peñalver
- Gemma Cuervo
- Guillermo Toledo
- J. A. Bayona
- Janfri Topera
- Javier Cámara
- Jorge Sanz
- Loles León
- Mandy Patinkin
- Neus Asensi
- Penélope Cruz
- Rosa Maria Sardà
- Santiago Segura
- Secundino de la Rosa Márquez
More details
| author | Fernando Trueba |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Spain |
| director | Fernando Trueba |
| editor | Marta Velasco |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | film film crew francisco franco franco franco regime francoist spain hollywood star isabella i of castile prison break queen isabella i the girl of your dreams |
| musicBy | Zbigniew Preisner |
| producer | Anne Deluz Cristina Huete Judit Stalter Penélope Cruz |
| productionCompany | Atresmedia Cine Fernando Trueba PC |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |