Lisbon (1999 film)

1999 film

Lisbon

Theatrical release poster

Spanish| Lisboa
Directed by| Antonio Hernández
Screenplay by|

* Antonio Hernández
* Enrique Brasó

Starring|

* Carmen Maura
* Federico Luppi
* Sergi López
* Laia Marull

Cinematography| Aitor Mantxola
Edited by| Santiago Ricci
Music by| Víctor Reyes

Production
companies

* Blue Legend
* Alta Films
* GRPC
* EPC
* Sinfonía Otoñal

Distributed by| Alta Films (es)

Release dates

* 29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) (Argentina)
* 23 July 1999 (1999-07-23) (Spain)

Running time

| 100 minutes
Countries|

* Spain
* Argentina

Language| Spanish

Lisbon (Spanish: Lisboa) is a 1999 Argentine-Spanish thriller directed by Antonio Hernández which stars Carmen Maura, Federico Luppi, Sergi López, and Laia Marull.[1]

## Synopsis

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A travelling salesman picks up a middle-aged female hitchhiker on a deserted road on his way from Madrid to Lisbon. The woman doesn't say why she is going there or why she is carrying a gun. It soon emerges that her entire family is pursuing her, and their pursuit is certainly not out of love.[2]

## Cast

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* Sergi López as João[3]
* Carmen Maura as Berta[4]
* Federico Luppi as José Luis[4]
* Antonio Birabent as Carlos[4]
* Laia Marull as Verónica[4]
* Saturnino García as Bruno[4]
* Miguel Palenzuela as Aurelio[4]

## Release

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Distributed by Alta Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 23 July 1999.[4][5]

## Accolades

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Year  | Award  | Category | Nominee(s)  | Result | Ref.

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2000 | 14th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Carmen Maura | Nominated | [6]

## See also

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* List of Spanish films of 1999
* List of Argentine films of 1999

## References

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1. ^ "Lisbon (1999) - FilmAffinity". Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
2. ^ "Lisbon | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
3. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 338\. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
4. ^ a b c d e f g Benavent 2000, p. 338.
5. ^ Holland, Jonathan (21 June 1999). "Lisbon". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
6. ^ "Lisboa". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

## External links

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* Lisbon at IMDb

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