Yerma (1998 film)

1998 Spanish film

Yerma

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Pilar Távora
Screenplay by| Pilar Távora
Based on| Yerma
by Federico García Lorca
Starring|

* Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
* Juan Diego
* Irene Papas

Cinematography| Acácio de Almeida
Edited by| Pilar Távora
Music by| Vicente Sanchís

Production
company

Artimagen Producciones

Distributed by| Columbia Tri-Star Films de España

Release dates

* September 1998 (1998-09) (San Sebastián)
* 26 February 1999 (1999-02-26) (Spain)

Country| Spain
Language| Spanish
Budget| 250 million ₧
Box office| 44 million ₧

Yerma is a 1998 Spanish drama film directed and written by Pilar Távora which stars Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, alongside Juan Diego and Irene Papas. It is an adaptation of the play of the same name by Federico García Lorca.

## Plot

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A tragedy set in rural Andalusia, the plot follows the plight of a childless woman obsessed with the prospect of having offspring, torn between hopefulness and desperation.[1]

## Cast

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* Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Yerma[2]
* Juan Diego as Juan[2]
* Irene Papas as Vieja[2]
* Mercedes Bernal as María[2]
* Jesús Cabrero [es] as Víctor[2]
* María Galiana as Dolores[3]
* Ana Fernández as Lavandera[3]

## Production

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The film was produced by Artimagen Producciones with the collaboration of Canal Sur Televisión and TVE.[4] It was fully shot in Andalusia, in the provinces of Huelva and Seville.[5]

## Release

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The film screened at the 1998 San Sebastián Film Festival as well as in Puerto Rico and Chicago.[6] It was domestically distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España S.A.[7] Despite the regional support from the Andalusian regional administration, the film did not fare well at the box office,[8] grossing around 44 million ₧ (80,000 admissions) against a 250 million ₧ budget.[9]

## See also

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* List of Spanish films of 1999

## References

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1. ^ García Jambrina 2002, pp. 75–76.
2. ^ a b c d e García Jambrina 2002, p. 75.
3. ^ a b Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 86.
4. ^ Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 93.
5. ^ Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 87.
6. ^ Belausteguigoitia, Santiago (13 February 1999). "Pilar Távora llevará su película "Yerma" a Hollywood junto al mejor cine español". El País.
7. ^ Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 94.
8. ^ Trenzado Romero 2000, p. 197.
9. ^ Gómez Pérez 2001, p. 85.

## Bibliography

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* García Jambrina, Luis (2002). "Análisis comparativo de "Yerma", de Federico García Lorca y Pilar Távora". Zeitschrift: Versants: Revue suisse des littératures romanes = Rivista svizzera delle letterature romanze = Revista suiza de literaturas románicas. 42 - via E-Periodica.
* Gómez Pérez, Francisco (2001). "Yerma: distintas visiones de una tragedia andaluza" (PDF). Andalucía: una civilización para el cine. Seville: Padilla Libros. pp. 71–94. ISBN 8484341313 - via Universidad de Sevilla.
* Trenzado Romero, Manuel (2000). "La construcción de la identidad andaluza y la cultura de masas: el caso del cine andaluz" (PDF). Revista de Estudios Regionales (58). Málaga: Universidades Públicas de Andalucía: 185–207. ISSN 0213-7585 - via Redalyc.

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