No One Writes to the Colonel
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No One Writes to the Colonel (film)
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| Directed by | Arturo Ripstein |
| Produced by | Mariela Besuievski |
| Written by | Paz Alicia Garciadiego Gabriel García Márquez |
| Starring | Fernando Luján |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Granillo |
| Editing by | Fernando Pardo |
| Release date(s) | 2 June, 1999 |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
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.
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Cast
- Fernando Luján - El coronel
- Marisa Paredes - Lola
- Salma Hayek - Julia
- Rafael Inclán - Padre Ángel
- Ernesto Yáñez - Don Sabas
- Daniel Giménez Cacho - Nogales
- Esteban Soberanes - Germán
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Jacinta
- Odiseo Bichir - Dr. Pardo
- Julián Pastor - Lugones
- Eugenio Lobo - Álvaro
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.[1] It was also entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
References
- ^ "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1999-11-22. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/1999/99.11.22.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: No One Writes to the Colonel". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5320/year/1999.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
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