El buscón (film)
| El buscón | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Luciano Berriatúa |
| Screenplay by | Luciano Berriatúa |
| Based on | Historia de la vida del Buscón llamado don Pablos, ejemplo de vagamundos y espejo de tacaños by Francisco de Quevedo |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roberto Gómez |
| Edited by | Roberto Fandiño |
| Music by | July Murillo |
Production company | NG Films |
Release dates |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
El buscón is a 1976 Spanish period film directed by Luciano Berriatúa based on the picaresque novel by Francisco de Quevedo. It stars Francisco Algora in the titular role.
Plot
Set in 17th-century Spain, the plot follows the attempts of swindler Pablos to upgrade his social class.[1]
Cast
- Francisco Algora as Pablos[2]
- Juan Diego as Diego Coronel[3]
- Francisco Rabal as Mata[3]
- Ana Belén as la bailarina[3] ('the dancer')
- Antonio Iranzo as el padre[3] ('the father')
- Laly Soldevila[4]
- Félix Rotaeta[4]
- Josele Román[4]
- Kiti Manver[4]
Production
Quevedo's poem Poderoso caballero prominently features as a song in the film, performed by Ana Belén and arranged by July Murillo.[5] Shooting locations included Pedraza.[6] The film reflects on the original text's scathing view on the society of its time, although it shuns its antisemitism.[7]
Release
The film opened the 8th Benalmádena Auteur Film Festival in November 1976.[8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 27 November 1979.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "El buscón". Festival de Cine de Madrid-PNR. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Malpartida, Rafael (2023). Diálogos entre la literatura española áurea, el cine y la ficción televisiva. Nuevas perspectivas de estudio en la era digital (PDF). Peter Lang. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-80079-757-4.
- ^ a b c d Malpartida 2023, p. 171.
- ^ a b c d e "El buscón · España 1974". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Gómez Gómez, Agustín; Parejo, Nekane (2023). "El buscón (1975) de Luciano Berriatúa, una adaptación de El Buscón de Quevedo, la picaresca y la literatura del Siglo de Oro" [El buscón (1975) by Luciano Berriatúa, an Adaptation of El Buscón by Quevedo, the Picaresque and the Literature of the Golden Age]. Hipogrifo. 11 (1): 984. doi:10.13035/H.2023.11.01.56.
- ^ López, Miguel Ángel (23 May 2019). "De Orson Welles a Bo Derek: Pedraza supera los 200 rodajes de películas, series y anuncios". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ Fernández, Enrique (2018). "La picaresca y la celestinesca en las pantallas españolas de los sesenta a los ochenta" (PDF). eHumanista. 38. University of California, Santa Barbara: 884. ISSN 1540-5877.
- ^ Martínez Lorca, Andrés (6 November 1976). "Semana de Cine de Autor de Benalmádena". El País.