Atilano for President
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAtilano, presidente
Directed byLa Cuadrilla
Screenplay byLa Cuadrilla
Produced byJosé María Lara
Starring
CinematographyFlavio Mtnez. Labiano
Edited byCristina Otero
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
  • Shangri-La PC
  • DMVB Films
  • Fabrica de Imagens
Distributed byCine Company
Release date
  • 25 September 1998 (1998-09-25) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
  • Portugal
LanguageSpanish

Atilano for President (Spanish: Atilano, presidente) is a 1998 black comedy film directed and written by La Cuadrilla [es] (Santiago Aguilar and Luis Guridi) which stars Manuel Manquiña alongside Ramón Barea and Laura Conejero.

Plot

A group of bankers find low-key funeral worker and conman Atilano an apt prospect for becoming President of the Government, so the interests of the Church and Big Business be safeguarded.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The film is a Shangri-La PC, DMVB Films, and Fabrica de Imagens Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production.[6] It was shot in Madrid in 1998.[7]

Release

Distributed by Cine Company,[6] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 September 1998.[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an energetic, Berlanga-esque take on Spanish politics ’90s style".[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Benavent 2000, pp. 91−92.
  2. ^ "Atilano, presidente". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  3. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 91. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  4. ^ a b c d Benavent 2000, p. 91.
  5. ^ a b c d e Benavent 2000, p. 92.
  6. ^ a b "Relación de estrenos durante 1998" (PDF). Banda aparte. 14: 99. 1999. ISSN 1138-1981.
  7. ^ "Versión Española emite el filme "Atílano Presidente"". Vertele!. 21 November 1998 – via eldiario.es.
  8. ^ Holland, Jonathan (19 October 1998). "Atilano for President". Variety.
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