No One Writes to the Colonel (film)

No One Writes to the Colonel
Directed byArturo Ripstein
Written byPaz Alicia Garciadiego
Gabriel García Márquez
Produced byGabriel Ripstein
StarringFernando Luján
CinematographyGuillermo Granillo
Edited byFernando Pardo
Music byDavid Mansfield
Production
companies
Distributed byAlta Films
Release date
  • 2 June 1999 (1999-06-02)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
  • Mexico
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish

No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico. It is based on the eponymous novella by Colombian author and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez. The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 72nd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Cast

Production

The production of the film was somewhat of a family affair, with Arturo Ripstein directing, his wife Paz Alicia Garciadiego writing the screenplay, and their son Gabriel Ripstein making his debut as producer.[1][2][3]

Awards

The film was Mexico's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[4] It was also entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "De Ripstein hijo a Ripstein padre: "Lo respeto por ser un viejo terco"". El Universal (in Spanish). Compañía Periodística Nacional. February 8, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Herrera, Beto (April 17, 2014). "Gabriel García Márquez en el cine: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba". 1FIla (in Spanish). Grupo Sexenio Comunicaciones. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Paz Alicia Garcíadiego y su adaptación de El coronel no tiene quien le escriba". Proceso (in Spanish). Comunicación e Información, S.A. de C.V. September 5, 1998. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1999-11-22. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  5. ^ "Festival de Cannes: No One Writes to the Colonel". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-04.