Movie Description
Sesión continua
(1984)Overview
Director José Luis Garci has turned his camera inward on filmmakers and screenwriters to portray them as so self-absorbed in the creative process that there is no other world, no other human relationship that can compete. As José (Adolfo Marsillach) and Federico (Jesus Puente) work together on a new screenplay, their interactions with their family (José's teen daughters, Federico's wife) disappear under the all-consuming task of creation. The daughters give up and go off on their own, and the wife joins a convent while Federico barely notices. And when the producer is interrupted by profound grief at the sudden death of his older son, he almost automatically returns to thinking about the film project when the funeral has ended. Garci honors many great directors at the beginning of this film, and the film continues to play out as an elaboration on this homage -- an illustration both of the dedication and the cost of filmmaking, no judgments given.
Featured Crew
- Director : José Luis Garci
- Producer : José Luis Garci
- Writer : Horacio Valcárcel,José Luis Garci
- Editor : Miguel González Sinde
- Cast : Adolfo Marsillach,Jesús Puente,María Casanova,José Bódalo,Encarna Paso,Emma Suárez,Rafael Hernández,Juan Calot,Víctor Valverde,Patricia Calot,Pablo Hoyos,Yolanda Ríos,Diana Salcedo,Primitivo Rojas,Maite Marchante,Jesús Hermida
Cast
José Manuel Varela
Federico Alcántara
Graciela dos Santos Varela 'La Mala'
Dionisio Balboa
Pili
Sonia
Empleado de producciones Balboa Films
Actor que representa a 'El ministro'
Actriz que representa a 'La estudiante de filosofía'
Amelia
Self (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleSesión continua
Status Released
Release Information
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1984-06-22
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 55m
Production CompaniesNickel Odeon
Genres
- Drama
