Epilogue (1984 film)
| Epilogue | |
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| Spanish | Epílogo |
| Directed by | Gonzalo Suárez |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Gorila en Hollywood and Rocabruno bate a Ditirambo by Gonzalo Suárez |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
| Edited by | Eduardo Biurrun |
| Music by | Juan José García Caffi |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | José Esteban Alenda |
Release date |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Epilogue (Spanish: Epílogo) is a 1984 drama film written and directed by Gonzalo Suárez. It stars José Sacristán, Francisco Rabal, and Charo López.
Plot
The plot concerns two writers (Rocabruno and Ditirambo) who wrote together, signing their works under a shared pseudonym (Rocabruno Ditirambo) and were infatuated for the same woman, their muse Laína. It is arranged around three layers of fiction: a conversation between Laína and a student of literature, past events involving Laína, Rocabruno, and Ditirambo in Madrid and Asturias, and another one pertaining the tales involving the characters.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Charo López as Laína[4]
- Francisco Rabal as Rocabruno[5]
- José Sacristán as Ditirambo[5]
- Sandra Toral as Ana[5]
- Sonia Martínez[4]
- Manuel Zarzo[6]
- Martín Adjemián[6]
- Chus Lampreave[6]
Production
Adapted from Gonzalo Suárez's novels Gorila en Hollywood and Rocabruno bate a Ditirambo, the screenplay was written by Suárez alongside Miguel Ángel Barbero and Juan Potau.[6] Epilogue is a Ditirambo Films and La Salamandra PC production.[6] The film received a 27.5 million ₧ funding tranche from TVE.[7] It was shot in Asturias.[2]
Release
Distributed by José Esteban Alenda S.A.,[8] Epilogue was released theatrically in Spain on 20 January 1984.[9] It also entered the Directors' Fortnight section of the 37th Cannes Film Festival in May 1984.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Hernández Ruiz 2001, p. 87.
- 1 2 "La 2 recuerda a Paco Rabal con "Epílogo", de Gonzalo Suárez". Heraldo de Aragón (in European Spanish). 15 May 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Epílogo". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 29 May 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- 1 2 Marsh 2018, p. 321.
- 1 2 3 Marsh 2018, p. 322.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Epílogo · España 1983". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía (in European Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2026 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ↑ Pérez Ornia, José Ramón (19 September 1983). "Televisión Española financia películas de Saura, Bardem, Erice, Trueba, Gonzalo Suárez y Camus". El País.
- ↑ Cine y Literatura Española. Guía de Largometrajes (PDF). Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Cultura y Deportes. 2005. p. 256.
- ↑ Cebollada, Pascual; Rubio Gil, Luis (1996). Enciclopedia del cine español cronología. Vol. 2. p. 1901.
- ↑ Galán, Diego (22 May 1984). "Los jóvenes franceses premian 'Epílogo', de Gonzalo Suárez". El País (in European Spanish).
Bibliography
- Hernández Ruiz, Javier (2001). "Epílogo (1984) (Gonzalo Suárez, 1984): Literatura y cine en el "Apocalipsis Posmoderno"" (PDF). MIFLC Review. 10. Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. ISSN 1079-7866.
- Marsh, Steven (2018). "Primal Events. The Early Films of Gonzálo Suárez". Revista de Estudios Hispánicos. 52 (2). Washington University in St. Louis: 305–326. doi:10.1353/rvs.2018.0038. ISSN 0034-818X.