- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Víctor, se reúne con su familia en París para cuidar de su padre enfermo, Max.Un día, sorprende a su padre tirando las medicinas y vistiéndose a escondidaspara intentar escapar de la clínica. La familia, sumida en cuestiones deherencia de su imperio farmacéutico, quita importancia a estos actos. Víctor,en cambio, conmovido por la soledad del anciano, le ayuda a escaparse de laclínica y le acompaña por las calles de una ciudad - París- donde Max pasó sujuventud y que ahora ya no reconoce.Poco a poco, Víctor descubre que la locura de Max esconde un secreto. Su padreno es el hombre que siempre aparentó ser. Descubre que su madre hizo algo queno le puede perdonar. Y descubre que la familia debe su existencia a unamentira.
Victor joins his family in Paris to look after his sick father, Max. One day hesurprises his father when he is throwing his medicine away and getting dressedin secret to try and escape from the hospital. The family, taken up withquestions about the inheritance of the pharmaceutical empire, make light of theproblem. Victor, on the other hand, moved by the loneliness of the old manhelps him escape from the clinic and accompanies him through the streets ofParis where Max spent his youth but now does not recognize. Little by littleVictor finds out that Max’s madness is hiding a secret. His father is not theman he always seemed to be. He finds out that his mother did something thatcannot be forgiven. And he finds out that the family owes its existence to alie.
Víctor rejoint sa famille à Paris pour s’occuper de son père, Max, qui estmalade. Un jour, il surprend son père en train de jeter les médicaments et des’habiller en cachette pour essayer de quitter la clinique. La famille, plongéedans des discussions d’héritage de son empire pharmaceutique, n’attache pasd’importance à ces actes. Víctor, par contre, ému par la solitude de son père,l’aide à quitter la clinique et l’accompagne dans les rues d’une ville –Paris-dans laquelle Max a passé sa jeunesse et qu’il ne reconnaît plus. Peu à peu,Víctor découvre que la folie de Max cache un secret. Son père n’est pas l’hommequ’il a toujours feint d’être. Il découvre que sa mère a fait quelque chosequ’il ne peut lui pardonner. Et il découvre que la famille doit son existence àun mensonge.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Sbaraglia, Leonardo | Víctor |
Cast | Fernán Gómez, Fernando | Max |
Cast | Chaplin, Geraldine | Marie |
Cast | Fernández, Ana | Carmen |
Cast | Ozores, Adriana | Pilar |
Cast | Bredice, Leticia | Eileen |
Cast | Álvarez, Roberto | Luis |
Cast | Casanovas, Alex | Alberto |
Cast | Estarreado, Mónica | Beatriz |
Cast | Alcón, Alfredo | Rancel |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Directed by | Hernández, Antonio | |
Executive Production | Saura, Antonio | |
Executive Production | Nolla, José | |
Co-Production | Bossi, Pablo | |
Associate Production | Kucic, Natacha | |
Line Production | Zumárraga, Cristina | |
Screenplay | Hernández, Antonio | |
Screenplay | Brasó, Enrique | |
Cinematography | Mendía, Unax | |
Score | Reyes, Víctor | |
Film Editing | Laffaille, Javier | |
Film Editing | Enis, Patricia | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Carrascal, Gabriel | |
Costume | T Vis T | |
Sound | Faruolo, Carlos | |
Sound | Rejas, Miguel | |
Sound Design | Faruolo, Carlos | |
Re-recording mixer | Fernández, Jaime | |
Assistant Director | Gullón, Manuel | |
Make-up | López Puigcerver, Belén | |
Hairdressing | López, Sergio | |
Special Effects | Efe-X | |
Visual Effects | Ruiz De La Prada, Carlos | |
Visual Effects | Molinare | |
Camera Operators | Acereto, David |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 125 min. | 2/21/2002 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 0 min. seg. | 2/21/2002 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 118 min. seg. | 9/2/2002 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
---|---|
Grants - Distribution of Feature Films | 22,965.00 € |
Grants - Preservation of negatives and original supports | 15,716.04 € |
Grants for the Amortisation of Feature Films | 601,012.10 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2002 |
Production year | 2001 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Running time | 118 minutos |
Original footage | 3.438 mt |
Sound Studios | Exa, S.A. |
Emulsion | Super 35 mm. Color |
Aspect ratio | Scope |
Laboratories | Madrid Film Lab |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 4/25/2001 |
Ending shooting date | 6/25/2001 |
Locations | PARIS, MADRID (Days: 66) |
- Other Titles of the Movie
Tag | Information |
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Other titles | Dans la ville sans limites |
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- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Goya 2003 | Mejor guión original | Enrique Brasó Y Antonio Hernández |
Goya 2003 | Mejor interpretación femenina de reparto | Geraldine Chaplin |
Xii Premios Turia | Premio especial Turia |