The Anarchist's Wife
The Anarchist's Wife (Spanish: La mujer del anarquista) is a 2008 Spanish-Franco-German film directed by Maria Noelle and Peter Sehr.[1] It stars María Valverde, Juan Diego Botto and Ivana Baquero.
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Plot
The plot derives from the experience of a child's parents. Paloma's father, an anarchist, fought in Madrid against Francisco Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He was deported to a concentration camp, then fought for the French Resistance. His wife, with two young children, never gave up hope of seeing him again.
Cast
- Juan Diego Botto as Justo Álvarez Calderón[2][3]
- María Valverde as Manuela[2]
- Alba Barragán as Paloma (child)[2]
- Ivana Baquero as Paloma (teenager)[2]
- Irene Visedo as Paloma (adult)[2]
- Nina Hoss as Lenin[3]
- Jean-Marc Barr as Pierre[3]
- Pere Arquillué as Jaime[3]
- Nathalie Grauwin as Marie[3]
- Biel Durán as Luis[3]
- Irene Montalà as Pilar[3]
- Adrià Collado as Francisco[3]
- Laura Morante as Lucienne[3]
Release
The film screened at the Filmfest München in June 2008, winning the festival's Bernhard Wicki Prize.[4] It also screened at the 53rd Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 25 October 2008.[5] The film was theatrically released in Spain under the title La mujer del anarquista on 23 January 2019.[3] The German title was Die Frau des Anarchisten.
References
- "Valladolid Intl. Film Festival highlights". Variety. October 17, 2008.
- Pando, Juan (20 January 2009). "De derrota en derrota". El Mundo.
- Toca, Antonio (24 January 2009). "Estrenos de la semana | 23 de enero | Llega la pareja Di Caprio y Winslet". Espinof.
- Roxborough, Scott (25 June 2008). "'Anarchist's Wife' wins Munich award". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "María Valverde y Juan Diego Botto, matrimonio de cine". El Norte de Castilla. 26 October 2008.