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Directed by | Juan Miñón |
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Narrated by | Juan Luis Galiardo |
Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida |
Edited by | Luis Manuel del Valle |
Music by | Mario de Benito |
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Language | Spanish |
La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado is a 1995 internationally co-produced period drama film directed by Juan Miñón which stars Imanol Arias, Coque Malla, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.
Set in 17th century Naples, the plot follows the relationship triangle between castrato singer Balthasar, the Duke of Arcos, and María de Loffredo. [1]
The film is a Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production by Cartel, Sogetel, Scarabee Films, and Animatógrafo. [3]
The film entered into the 16th Mostra de Valencia in October 1995. [4] It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 April 1996. [3]
Augusto Martínez Torres of El País disfavourably compared the film to similarly themed Farinelli, otherwise finding "severe writing flaws, forcing the inclusion of a background voiceover to make the intrigue understandable" and production issues. [5]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | 10th Goya Awards | Best Art Direction | Javier Fernández | Nominated | [1] |
Best Costume Design | Pablo Gago | Won |
La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado | |
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Directed by | Juan Miñón |
Produced by |
|
Starring | |
Narrated by | Juan Luis Galiardo |
Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida |
Edited by | Luis Manuel del Valle |
Music by | Mario de Benito |
Production companies |
|
Release dates |
|
Countries |
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Language | Spanish |
La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado is a 1995 internationally co-produced period drama film directed by Juan Miñón which stars Imanol Arias, Coque Malla, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.
Set in 17th century Naples, the plot follows the relationship triangle between castrato singer Balthasar, the Duke of Arcos, and María de Loffredo. [1]
The film is a Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production by Cartel, Sogetel, Scarabee Films, and Animatógrafo. [3]
The film entered into the 16th Mostra de Valencia in October 1995. [4] It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 April 1996. [3]
Augusto Martínez Torres of El País disfavourably compared the film to similarly themed Farinelli, otherwise finding "severe writing flaws, forcing the inclusion of a background voiceover to make the intrigue understandable" and production issues. [5]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | 10th Goya Awards | Best Art Direction | Javier Fernández | Nominated | [1] |
Best Costume Design | Pablo Gago | Won |