Altamira (film)
| Altamira | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hugh Hudson |
| Produced by |
Lucrecia Botin Álvaro Longoria Andy Paterson |
| Screenplay by |
José Luis López-Linares Olivia Hetreed |
| Starring |
Antonio Banderas Allegra Allen Clement Sibony Rupert Everett Golshifteh Farahani |
| Music by | Mark Knopfler |
| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | Pia Di Ciaula |
| Distributed by | Eagle Films |
Release dates | 1 April 2016 (Spain) |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | English / Spanish |
Altamira is a 2016 Spanish biographical drama film starring Antonio Banderas, and directed by Hugh Hudson. It is Hudson's first fiction film since I Dreamed Of Africa in 2000.[1]
Synopsis
The film chronicles the groundbreaking discovery of stone age cave paintings in the Cave of Altamira in Cantabria, Spain, and the subsequent controversy by leading religious and scientific figures of the day.
Cast
- Antonio Banderas as Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola y de la Pedrueca
- Allegra Allen as Maria
- Golshifteh Farahani as Conchita
- Clément Sibony as Emile Cartailhac
- Henry Goodman as De Los Rios
- Pierre Niney as Paul Ratier
- Rupert Everett as Monsignor
Soundtrack
The music was composed by guitarist Mark Knopfler and percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
Reception
Johnathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter declared the film, 'Picturesque, but routine', and said that, 'little of the wow factor is felt on a first viewing of the Antonio Banderas-starring, Hugh Hudson-directed Altamira, where events which played a footnote role in Darwin’s great scientific revolution are reduced to a good-looking but unimaginative period drama in which everything proceeds exactly as expected.'.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/first-look-antonio-banderas-altamira/
- ↑ Jonathan Holland (4 April 2016). "'Altamira': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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