The Broken Crown

The Broken Crown
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa corona partida
Directed byJordi Frades
Written byJosé Luis Martín
Starring
CinematographyRaimon Lorda
Edited byCarlos J. Sanavia
Music byFederico Jusid
Production
companies
  • Diagonal TV
  • R. Zinman Productions
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release date
  • 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Broken Crown (Spanish: La corona partida)[1] is a 2016 Spanish historical drama film directed by Jordi Frades which stars Irene Escolar, Rodolfo Sancho and Raúl Mérida, among others. The fiction serves as bridge in between the television series Isabel and Carlos, rey emperador.

Premise

Set in early 16th century, the fiction focuses on the events after the death of Queen Isabella of Castile and the issuing of the corresponding will. Isabella's daughter Joanna finds herself in the middle of the political schemes of her father Ferdinand and her spouse Philip, son of Maximilian of Habsburg, with everyone in the Court having a vested interest in declaring her mad and unfit to rule.

Cast

Production

The Broken Crown, Jordi Frades' [es] debut as feature film director, was written by José Luis Martín.[3] The score was composed by Federico Jusid.[3] The film was produced by Diagonal TV and R. Zinman Productions, with the participation of RTVE and the collaboration of Elipsis Capital.[4] Filming started in May 2015,[5] shooting in locations such as the Castle of Guadamur, the Cathedral of Burgos, the Cathedral of Toledo, the Church of Santa María Magdalena in Torrelaguna and the Palace of Rincón in Madrid.[6] Raimon Lorda worked as cinematographer whilst Carlos J. Sanavia took over film editing.[7]

Release

Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[4] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 19 February 2016.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Broken Crown". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "TVE estrena 'La corona partida', protagonizada por Rodolfo Sancho, Irene Escolar y Raúl Mérida". rtve. 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (19 February 2016). "Didáctica historia". El País.
  4. ^ a b "'La corona partida' – estreno en cines 19 de febrero". Audiovisual451. 15 February 2016.
  5. ^ Pereda, Olga (14 February 2016). "'Isabel' cobra entrada". El Periódico.
  6. ^ "El Español ofrece en exclusiva un clip de 'La corona partida'". El Español. 12 February 2016.
  7. ^ "La corona partida". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. ^ Dávila Vargas-Machuca, Miguel (2019). "Las pasiones de Juana la Loca en el cine español: desde la Historia y el Teatro a las adaptaciones, readaptaciones y remakes compuestos" [The passions of Joanna the Mad in Spanish cinema: from history and theatre to adaptations, re-adaptations and mixed remakes]. Trasvases Entre la Literatura y el Cine (1). Málaga: UMA Editorial: 120–121. doi:10.24310/Trasvasestlc.v1i0.6435. ISSN 2695-639X.