Masterpiece
Theatrical release poster
SpanishObra maestra
Directed byDavid Trueba
Screenplay byDavid Trueba
Produced byCristina Huete
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Edited byPablo G. del Amo
Music byRoque Baños
Production
companies
  • Fernando Trueba PC
  • Buenavida Producciones
Distributed byLolafilms
Release date
  • 27 October 2000 (2000-10-27)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Masterpiece (Spanish: Obra maestra) is a 2000 Spanish comedy-drama film directed and written by David Trueba. It stars Ariadna Gil, Santiago Segura and Pablo Carbonell.

Plot

The plot tracks two male friends, a film director and a wannabe leading man, preparing a musical film, intended to star Amanda Castro, a Spanish cinema diva at a low ebb. Upon the rejection from the latter, the two friends kidnap Castro and force her to star in the film.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Fernando Trueba PC and Buenavida producciones,[5] with the participation of TVE, Vía Digital and Amiguetes Entertainment.[2] Shooting locations included the mountains of the Madrid region.[6]

Release

The screenplay was penned by David Trueba. Owing to superficial similarities of the plot with Cecil B. Demented's, lawyers representing the latter film threatened to take legal measures.[7] Distributed by Lolafilms,[2] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 27 October 2000.[5] It grossed €1,056,713 (249,699 admissions).[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that despite being "dangerously straddled between genres in a way that could confuse audiences" the film "manages to be moving, funny and thought-provoking".[2]

The review in Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars drawing out Santiago Segura's character ("simply superb") as a man evicted from reality, as the best thing about the film while considering that there are too many characters who contribute nothing as the worst element of the film.[1]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200115th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActorLuis CuencaNominated[8]
Best New ActorPablo CarbonellNominated
Best Special EffectsEmilio Ruiz del Río, Alfonso Nieto, Raúl Romanillos, Pau CostaNominated

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Obra maestra". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Holland, Jonathan (19 November 2000). "Masterpiece". Variety.
  3. ↑ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 240. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 240.
  5. 1 2 3 Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 222.
  6. ↑ Vicent, Mauricio (31 January 2000). "Los Trueba ruedan a ambos lados del Atlántico". El País.
  7. ↑ Ginart, Belen (25 October 2020). "David Trueba estrena 'Obra maestra' cuatro años después de su primer filme". El País.
  8. ↑ "Obra maestra". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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