Sesión continua ( English: Double Feature ) is a 1984 Spanish drama film written, produced, and directed by José Luis Garci . The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards .
6-454: Following his separation from his wife, José Manuel Varela is gearing up for the production of his film Slow Descent into Depression , a collaborative effort with his friend Federico Alcántara, who is grappling with his recent divorce. The narrative revolves around the bond between the two writers—one a novelist and the other a screenwriter. Initially, the lead roles were intended for Alfredo Landa and José Sacristán . However, disputes between
12-536: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alfredo Landa Alfredo Landa Areta MML (3 March 1933 – 9 May 2013) was a Spanish actor. He was born in Pamplona, Navarre . He finished his pre-university studies in Donostia-San Sebastián . He then began university studies in law, where he began to work with university school groups. He left university to work in
18-579: The Best Actor award at 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his memorable performance in Los santos inocentes . He is now widely recognized as a great dramatic actor. After a career with more than one hundred and twenty movies, one dozen of television series, and several stage successes, with a great amount of Spanish and European awards, 74-year-old Landa announced his retirement at the X Festival de Cine de Málaga (10th Movie Festival of Málaga) while receiving
24-521: The characters played by Puente, Bódalo, and Marsillach at the Vicente Calderón Stadium , Garci utilized the match from 26 February 1984, between Atlético Madrid and Sporting de Gijón , which ended in a 1-1 draw, with goals scored by Rubio for the home team and Mesa for the visitors. This article related to a Spanish film of the 1980s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This 1980s drama film–related article
30-836: The theater. After working as a dubbing actor for a short time in the 1950s, he debuted with his first considerable role in film in José María Forqué 's Atraco a las tres in 1962. When dictator Franco died in 1975, censorship began to disappear. This led to the growth of erotic comedies in Spanish cinema. Landa became the "sexually repressed" role of that trend, especially under directors Mariano Ozores and Pedro Lazaga . He even created his own trend, that some people called landismo . Afterwards, Landa changed his image, taking much deeper roles, like his bandit in El Bosque animado . Landa, along with Francisco Rabal , won
36-408: The two actors over who should receive top billing led to their departure from the project. Jesús Puente and Adolfo Marsillach were subsequently chosen as replacements. By the time the film was produced, Garci also worked as radio presenter on Antena 3 Radio . Some of the uncredited actors that can be seen in the film are actually presenters on the same radio station. For the football match attended by
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