A Time for Defiance
A Time for Defiance (Spanish: La hora de los valientes; lit. 'The Hour of the Brave') is a 1998 Spanish war drama film directed by Antonio Mercero about the Spanish Civil War. It stars Gabino Diego and Leonor Watling alongside Luis Cuenca and Adriana Ozores.
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| Spanish | La hora de los valientes |
| Directed by | Antonio Mercero |
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| Produced by | Enrique Cerezo |
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| Cinematography | Jaume Peracaula |
| Edited by | José María Biurrún |
| Music by | Bingen Mendizábal |
Production company | Enrique Cerezo PC |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
In Madrid, during the bombing of November 1936, in the Spanish Civil War, the Republican Government decided on the evacuation of paintings from the Prado Museum. Manuel, a 28-year-old security guard, finds a self-portrait of Goya abandoned in one corner. He hides the painting and flees the bombing of his house.
Cast
- Gabino Diego as Manuel[1]
- Leonor Watling as Carmen[2]
- Adriana Ozores as Flora[2]
- Luis Cuenca as Melquíades[2]
- Héctor Colomé as Lucas[3]
- Ramón Agirre as Gerardo[2]
- Aten Soria as Filo[2]
- Javier Bódalo as Pepito[4]
- Juan José Otegui as Profesor Miralles[2]
- José María Pou as Heliodoro[3]
- Txema Blasco as Cuñado del profesor[2]
- Ramón Langa[5]
Release
The film was theatrically released in Spain on 18 December 1998.[2] It was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George.[6]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Leonor Watling | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Actor | Gabino Diego | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Ozores | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Javier Artiñano | Nominated | |||
| Production Supervision | Mikel Nieto | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Juan Ramón Molina, Alfonso Nieto | Nominated |
See also
References
- Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 115. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
- Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 115.
- Cueto Asín 2018, p. 200.
- Cueto Asín, Elena (2018). "La hora de los valientes (A Time for Defiance) (1998)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 200. ISBN 9781442271333.
- "La hora de los valientes". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- "La hora de los valientes". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 17 June 2022.