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Penélope Cruz,
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Fernando Trueba,
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: Lolafilms Home Ent
: Foreign, Costume Drama/Period Piece, Spain
: 121 min.
: English, Spanish
: English
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Post-Franco filmmaker Fernando Trueba's first Spanish-based feature since 1993's Oscar-winning Belle Epoque, La Nina de Tus Ojos begins in 1938, when Spain is torn by Civil War. As a sign of cordiality between General Franco and Adolph Hitler, a Spanish film crew is invited to Nazi Germany's UFA Studios in Berlin to make two versions of a popular Andalusian musical. The cast includes sexy, golden-hearted Macarena (Penélope Cruz), director Blas Fontiveros (Antonio Resines), leading man Julian Torralba (Jorge Sanz), art director Castillo (Santiago Segura) and alcoholic Rosa Rosales (Rosa Maria Sarda). On arrival, they gape at the resplendent shooting facilities, thankful to escape the misery of their war-torn country. However, it is not long before they realize what they have got themselves into, particularly when Nazi propaganda minister Josef Goebbels (Johannes Silberschneider) falls for the Latina charms of Macarena. German actress of Fassbinder fame Hanna Schygulla makes a cameo appearance as the wizened wife of the lustful propaganda minister. La Nina de Tus Ojos competed in the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, All Movie Guide
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by talltale
June 29, 2004 - 8:18 PM PDT
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS was never given a release here in the States, but it ought to have been. Its director Fernando Trueba won a Best Foreign Film Academy Award years ago for his pleasant "Belle Epoque" and has continued making interesting and pleasant movies since then. This latest is one of his best and give Penelope Cruz the chance to show her chops, along with a first-rate cast that includes Antonio Resines, Rosa Maria Sarda, Jorge Sanz and Fassbinder's own Hannah Schygulla. The scene is set in the late 30s when Spain was fighting its Civil War and Germany under Hitler was coalescing against the Jews and the rest of the world. A group of Spanish actors is making a film in Germany, during which the usual egos will flare, but in the midst of all the politics and fear, everything takes on more meaning and immediacy. "The Girl of Your Dreams" moves a bit slowly at times alternating between farce and melodrama, but it's packed with so much content and fun that I suspect you won't mind at all. And for those who love movies about making movies, this one's a feast. |
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