Elisa, vida mía
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{{Infobox film
| name = Elisa, vida mía
| image = Elisa vida mía.jpg
| caption = French film poster
| director = Carlos Saura
| producer = Elías Querejeta
| writer = Carlos Saura
| narrator =
| starring = Fernando Rey
Geraldine Chaplin
| music = Giorgio Mainiero
Erik Satie from "Gnossienne No. 3"
| cinematography = Teodoro Escamilla
| editing = Pablo González del Amo
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1977|04|21|Spain|1983|03|11|New York City|df=y}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| budget =
}}
Elisa, Vida mía (English: Elisa, My Life) is a 1977 Spanish drama film written and directed by Carlos Saura. The film stars Saura's long-term companion and frequent collaborator, Geraldine Chaplin. She stars alongside Fernando Rey, who won the Best Actor award at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival for his performance.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2016/year/1977.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Elisa, vida mía |accessdate=2009-05-10 |work=festival-cannes.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927202441/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2016/year/1977.html |archivedate=27 September 2012 |df=dmy }}
Plot
On a secluded farmhouse in Castile and León, Luis is reunited with his estranged daughter, Elisa, after a 20-year separation. On the farmhouse, Luis writes what sometimes appears to be both an autobiography and a novel. The book is played out with memories of the past, such as when Luis walked out on his family and is mixed with fantasies about Elisa's adult life and her failed marriage.Canby, Vincent. ''Film: "Elisa, Vida Mia", pp. 8. The New York Times. 11 March 1983. Retrieved on 30 July 2011
Cast
- Geraldine Chaplin as Elisa Santamaria/mother of Elisa
- Fernando Rey as Luis
- Ana Torrent as Elisa as child
- Norman Briski as Antonio
- Isabel Mestres as Isabel, Elisa's sister
- Joaquín Hinojosa as Julián, Isabel's husband
- Arantxa Escamilla as little girl
- Jacobo Escamillaa as little boy
- Francisco Guijar as the doctor
Reception
Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised Chaplin and Rey; "The main reasons to see the film are the two leading performances. Mr. Rey is always an interesting presence, and Miss Chaplin, as in all of her Saura films, reveals qualities of feeling, control and beauty that no other directors have ever found."
Saura was nominated for the Palme d'Or for the film, and won Best Director at Spain's Cinema Writers Circle Awards.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075983/awards Awards for Elisa, vida mia] Retrieved on 30 July
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0075983|title=Elisa, vida mía}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=481350}}
{{Carlos Saura}}
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Category:1970s Spanish-language films
Category:Films directed by Carlos Saura
Category:Spanish-language drama films
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