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Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAmanece, que no es poco
Directed byJosé Luis Cuerda
Written byJosé Luis Cuerda
Starring
CinematographyPorfirio Enríquez
Edited byJuan I. Sanmateo
Music byJosé Nieto
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release dates
  • 13 January 1989 (1989-01-13) (Albacete)
  • 17 January 1989 (1989-01-17) (Spain)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (Spanish: Amanece, que no es poco)[1][2] is a 1989 Spanish surrealist comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda. It has attained cult film status.[3][4]

The film is a critique of Spain under General Franco's dictatorship (1939-1976), as well as critique of contemporary Spain where everything changed in order for nothing to change.[5]

Plot

The plot tracks the absurd situations unravelling upon the arrival of an engineer and his father in a village in the mountains of the province of Albacete and the behaviour of the locals.[6]

Cast

Production

Shooting locations in the province of Albacete included Aýna, Liétor, and Molinicos.[8]

Release

The film received a pre-screening in Albacete on 13 January 1989.[9] It was released theatrically in Spain on 17 January 1989.[10]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1990
 4th Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay José Luis Cuerda Nominated [11]
Best Sound Carlos Faruolo, Enrique Molinero Nominated
Best Special Effects Reyes Abades Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ Ishimori, Miki (2018). "José Luis Cuerda (1947-)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 424. ISBN 9781442271333.
  2. ^ García Sánchez, María Dolores (2017). "Heredero del absurdo: el humor en la obra literaria de José Luis Cuerda" (PDF). Cuadernos Aispi. 9: 171. ISSN 2283-981X.
  3. ^ García Sánchez 2017, p. 172.
  4. ^ Millán, Ángel; García, Juan A.; Díaz, Estrella (2016). "Film-induced tourism: A latent class segmentation based on satisfaction and future intentions" (PDF). PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural. 14 (4). Universidad de La Laguna: 876. doi:10.25145/j.pasos.2016.14.057. ISSN 1695-7121.
  5. ^ "Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ^ Bauzá, Jaime (5 February 2020). "El 'surruralismo' de José Luis Cuerda: cuatro películas para un género". El Plural.
  7. ^ a b c "Las mejores frases de 'Amanece que no es poco', de José Luis Cuerda". Heraldo de Aragón. 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ "'Amanece que no es poco' un reclamo de cine para visitar Castilla-La Mancha, una región de película". Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha. 11 November 2010.
  9. ^ Boquerini (26 December 2018). "'Amanece que no es poco', la película que dio origen a una secta". El Correo.
  10. ^ Martínez Casalé, Alejandro; Bruquetas Callejo, Carlos (2015). "Amanece que no es poco: La convivencia y sus crisis en una comunidad imaginaria". In Rodríguez Díaz, Álvaro (ed.). España en su cine. Aprendiendo sociología con películas españolas. Madrid: Editorial Dykinson. p. 55. ISBN 978-84-9085-357-3.
  11. ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, pp. 272–273, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

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