Rosa Rosae
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| Directed by | Fernando Colomo |
| Written by | Fernando Colomo |
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| Cinematography | Javier Salmones |
| Edited by | Miguel A. Santamaría |
| Music by | Mariano Díaz |
Production company | Fernando Colomo PC |
| Distributed by | Warner Española |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Rosa Rosae is a 1993 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Fernando Colomo starring Ana Belén and María Barranco.
Plot
Rosa Cordón, an unimaginative and parasitic fiction writer, re-acquaints with childhood friend Rosae, now part time Correos worker part time fortune teller, and otherwise the one who truly boasts creativity and imagination.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Ana Belén as Rosa Cordón[3]
- María Barranco as Rosae[4]
- Juanjo Puigcorbé as Teo-Doro[4]
- Rosa Novell as Graciela[4]
- Chris de Oni as Camilo[4]
- María Luisa Ponte as anciana[4]
- Ana María Ventura as Virtudes[4]
- Isabel Serrano as Violeta Muñoz[4]
- Cristina Calzón as Tina[4]
- Javier Cámara as encargado[4]
Production
The film had a budget of 160 million ₧.[5] Filming took five weeks.[5] Shooting locations in Madrid included an appartment at the Plaza del Conde de Barajas, the Retiro Park, and a number of industrial warehouses at the cerro de la Plata.[5]
Release
The film was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 1993.[6]
Reception
Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País assessed that Colomo delivers a "clean and genuine comedy", seriousness of the subject matter notwithstanding, with Barranco building a "fascinating" character.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Fernández-Santos, Ángel (3 May 1993). "El creador y el parásito". El País.
- ^ "Rosa Rosae". 29 May 2008.
- ^ a b "'Rosa rosae': el verdadero significado del título y otras curiosidades de la película". rtve.es. 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Ruiz, Inmaculada (11 August 1992). "'Rosa Rosae' no es una clase de latín". El País.
- ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 505. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.