- Albéniz (film)
Infobox Film
name = Albéniz
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caption = Screenshot
director =Luis César Amadori
producer =Luis César Amadori | writer =Pedro Miguel Obligado
starring =Pedro López Lagar Sabina Olmos
music =Isaac Albéniz
cinematography =Antonio Merayo
editing =Jorge Gárate
distributor =Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I.
released =4 February 1947
runtime = 125 minutes
country =Argentina
language = Spanish
budget =
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imdb_id = 0039137"Albéniz" is a 1947 Argentine
biographical drama film directed byLuis César Amadori and written byPedro Miguel Obligado . The film starredPedro López Lagar andSabina Olmos .Overview
The film is based on the life of Spanish
composer andpianist ,Isaac Albéniz . In this life story Albeniz is first seen as achild prodigy who is so talented some observers regard him as a fraud; the boy is also shown as the victim of a tyrannical father, who lives his own life through his son's accomplishments. Escaping his father's dominance as an adult, Albeniz first moves toSouth America and later America experiencing a colorful array of tempestuous love affairs.He returns to
Spain , but manages to land ascholarship at the Brussels Conservatory, but once again his mind is on women rather thanmusic . Eventually he rises to international fame through a series of self-financed concerts, ultimately earning every conceivable award and accolade for his work. ActorPedro López Lagar won critical acclaim for his portrayal.Cast
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Pedro López Lagar as Isaac Albéniz
*Sabina Olmos
*Marisa Regules
*Pedro Aleandro
*Amadeo Novoa
*Andrés Mejuto
*Mercedes Díaz
*Susana Canales
*Federico Mansilla
*Eduardo Otero
*María Esther Podestá
*Lilian Valmar
*Berta Ortegosa
*Adolfo Linvel
*Miriam Sucre
*Pastora Soler
*César Fiaschi
*Eugenio Nigro
*Vicente Climent
*José María Gutiérrez Release and acclaim
The film won the Argentine Film Critics Association Award for best film. It was also one of the main entries at the 2nd Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
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