The End of a Mystery

{{Infobox film

| name = The End of a Mystery

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|La luz prodigiosa|nolink=y}}

| image = The End of a Mystery- es.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| based_on = {{Based on|La luz prodigiosa|Fernando Marías}}

| director = Miguel Hermoso

| producer =

| screenplay = Fernando Marías

| starring = Alfredo Landa

| music = Ennio Morricone

| cinematography = Carlos Suárez

| editing =

| distributor =

| studio = {{Ubl|Azalea PC|Canal Sur Televisión|Surf Films}}

| released = {{Film date|2003|1|31|df=yes|Spain}}

| runtime = 108 minutes

| country = {{ubl|Spain|Italy}}

| language = Spanish

}}

The End of a Mystery ({{langx|es|La luz prodigiosa|links=no}}) is a 2003 Spanish-Italian drama film directed by Miguel Hermoso. The screenplay by Fernando Marías is an adaptation of his 1990 novel La luz prodigiosa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.casa-mediterraneo.es/fernando-marias-cuanto-mas-oscuro-es-un-personaje-mas-fascinacion-sentimos-por-el/|website=Revista Casa Mediterráneo|title=Fernando Marías: "Cuanto más oscuro es un personaje más fascinación sentimos por él"|date=25 March 2019}}

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Alfredo Landa as Joaquín{{Sfn|Pelaz López|Tomasoni|2011}}
Nino Manfredi as Galápago{{Sfn|Pelaz López|Tomasoni|2011}}
Kiti Manver as Adela{{Sfn|Pelaz López|Tomasoni|2011}}
José Luis Gómez as Silvio{{Sfn|Pelaz López|Tomasoni|2011}}
Iván Corvacho Cervantes as the boy Joaquín
Sergio Villanueva as the boy Galápago
Mariano Peña
Fanny de Castro as the Nun
Fernando Picón as the Lawyer
Miguel Alcíbar as the Falangist

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Production

A Spanish/Italian co-production, the film was produced by Azalea PC, Canal Sur Televisión and Surf Films, and it had the participation of Vía Digital and FORTA.{{Sfn|Pelaz López|Tomasoni|2011}}

Release

The film was theatrically released on 31 January 2003.{{Sfn|Pelaz López|Tomasoni|2011}}

Accolades

| align = "center" | 2003 || 25th Moscow International Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Golden St. George || {{won}} || align = "center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2003 |title=25th Moscow International Film Festival (2003) |accessdate=1 April 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403123906/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2003 |archivedate=3 April 2013}}

| align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 2004 || rowspan = "4" | 18th Goya Awards || Best Adapted Screenplay || Fernando Marías || {{nom}} || rowspan = "4" | {{Cite web|access-date=6 February 2022|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/la-luz-prodigiosa/|website=premiosgoya.com|title=La luz prodigiosa}}

| Best Actor || Alfredo Landa || {{nom}}

| Best Supporting Actor || José Luis Gómez || {{nom}}

| Best Art Direction || Félix Murcia || {{nom}}

References

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{{Cite journal|url=https://journals.openedition.org/diacronie/3337?lang=en|year=2011|issue=7|title=Cine y guerra civil. El conflicto que no termina|first=José-Vidal|last=Pelaz López|first2=Matteo|last2=Tomasoni|doi=10.4000/diacronie.3337|journal=Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea|doi-access=free}}