La vida en rojo
La vida en rojo is a 2008 Spanish film directed by Andrés Linares based on the novel El vano ayer by Isaac Rosa. It stars José Luis Gómez, Ingrid Rubio, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Pilar Bardem, and Miguel Ángel Solá.
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| Directed by | Andrés Linares |
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| Based on | El vano ayer by Isaac Rosa |
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| Narrated by | José Sacristán |
| Cinematography | Federico Ribes |
| Edited by | Guillermo S. Maldonado |
Production company | Producciones Cinematográficas Alea |
| Distributed by | Sagrera TV |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Set in Francoist Spain against the backdrop of the history of desaparecidos during the dictatorship as well as the regime's expulsion of University of Madrid's professors Aranguren, García Calvo, and Tierno in the 1960s, the plot tracks the plight of university lecturer Julio Denis and student and Communist Party of Spain member André Sánchez, disappeared after an interrogation at the Dirección General de Seguridad precinct.[1][2]
Cast
- José Luis Gómez as Julio Denis[3]
- Sergio Peris-Mencheta as André Sánchez[3]
- Pilar Bardem as Trini[4]
- Ingrid Rubio as Marta Requejo[2]
- Miguel Ángel Solá as comisario Ramos[2]
- Mariano Alameda as Javier Muñoz[2]
- Miguel Hermoso-Arnao as Miguel Arnau[2]
- Gonzalo Ramos as Gonzalo[2]
- Pedro Miguel Martínez as Padre[5]
- María Teresa Berganza as Madre[5]
- Benito Sagredo as Alberto[5]
- Luis Perezagua as Pablo[5]
- Pep Guiñol as Don Lope[5]
- Mónica Cano as prostituta[5]
- Ismael Martínez as Billy el Niño[5]
Production
Penned by Andrés Linares and Isaac Rosa, the film's screenplay is an adaptation of Rosa's work El vano ayer.[6] The film is a Producciones Cinematográficas Alea production.[7]
Release
Distributed by Sagrera TV,[5] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 24 October 2008.[7]
See also
References
- "La película 'La vida en rojo' rescata la memoria de los desaparecidos". Hoy. Grupo Vocento. 23 October 2008.
- Caviaro, Juan Luis (24 October 2008). "Estrenos de la semana | 24 de octubre | Vuelta al instituto". Espinof.
- "´La vida en rojo´, nueva película de Andrés Linares". Córdoba. Prensa Ibérica. 23 October 2008.
- Raggi, Eugenio (2020). "La difícil puesta en escena de la (pos)memoria: de El vano ayer de Isaac Rosa a La vida en rojo de Andrés Linares" (PDF). Narraplus (3): 85. ISSN 2608-0346.
- "La vida en rojo" (PDF). ICAA. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- Malpartida Tirado, Rafael (2021). "Catálogo de adaptaciones en el nuevo milenio: literatura y cine españoles (2001-2020)". Trasvases. Málaga: UMA Editorial (3): 270. doi:10.24310/Trasvasestlc.vi3.13585. ISSN 2695-639X.
- "Películas españolas estrenadas" (PDF). Academia. Madrid: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España: 25. ISSN 1136-8144.