La escopeta nacional

{{Infobox film

| name = La escopeta nacional

| image = The National Shotgun 1978 film poster.jpg

| caption = The National Shotgun

| producer =

| writer = Luis García Berlanga
Rafael Azcona

| starring = Rafael Alonso
Luis Escobar
Conchita Montes
Agustín González
Antonio Ferrandis
José Luis López Vázquez
Mónica Randall

| music =

| cinematography = Carlos Suárez

| editing = José Luis Matesanz

| studio = Impala

| distributor = In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica

| released = {{Film date|1978|9|14|Spain}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = Spain

| language = Catalan
Spanish

}}

La escopeta nacional (in English, The National Shotgun) is a 1978 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. The first installment in a critically and commercially successful trilogy, the picture is an indictment of the legacy of Francisco Franco and the business classes upon whom he depended for support. The picture was followed in the trilogy by Patrimonio nacional and Nacional III, which were released in 1981 and 1982.{{cite news|title=Sátiras en transición: la trilogía de los Leguineche|date=2 December 2021|author=Redacción Cine con Ñ|newspaper=Cine con Ñ|url=https://cineconn.es/satiras-en-transicion-la-trilogia-de-los-leguineche/|access-date=19 March 2024}}

Plot

A Catalan manufacturer of electronic intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his lover, to attend a hunt that he himself has organized. What he intends is to interact with people from Spanish high society to promote his business. At the Marquis of Leguineche's estate he meets various characters and experiences a multitude of situations as absurd as they are crazy.

Cast

José Sazatornil as Jaume Canivell
Mónica Randall as Mercé
Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick as Don José, marquis of Leguineche
Antonio Ferrandis as Álvaro
José Luis López Vázquez as Luis José of Leguineche
Amparo Soler Leal as María Jesús, "Chus"
Agustín González as Padre Calvo
Luis Ciges as Segundo
Bárbara Rey as Vera del Bosque
Rafael Alonso as Cerrillo

Production

Among the filming locations is the El Ricón estate, in Madrid. It is in the municipality of Aldea del Fresno (in the southwest of the Community of Madrid), 53 km from the capital.{{Cite web|url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/cultura/articulos/palacio-carlos-falco-el-rincon-marques-grinon/43137|title=Palacios de película: así apoyan Carlos Falcó y otros aristócratas el cine español|access-date=2021-03-22|date=2020-02-05|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=es}}

Awards

;Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos

class = "wikitable sortable"
Year !Category !Result !Ref.
1978 \| Best Film \| {{won}} \| {{cite web\|title=Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1978\|url=http://www.cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/1978.htm\|work=Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos\|access-date=10 December 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506192929/http://www.cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/1978.htm\|archive-date=6 May 2021}}

class = "wikitable sortable"

Year

!Category

!Result

!Ref.

1978

| Best Film

| {{won}}

| {{cite web|title=Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1978|url=http://www.cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/1978.htm|work=Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos|access-date=10 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506192929/http://www.cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/1978.htm|archive-date=6 May 2021}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0076001}}

Category:1978 comedy-drama films

Category:1978 films

Category:Spanish comedy-drama films

Category:Films directed by Luis García Berlanga

Category:1970s Spanish-language films

Category:Catalan-language films

Category:1978 multilingual films

Category:Spanish multilingual films

Category:1970s Spanish films

Category:Spanish-language comedy-drama films