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The Anarchist's Wife

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The Anarchist's Wife
Film poster
Directed by
  • Marie Noelle
  • Peter Sehr
Written by
Produced by
  • Marie Noelle
  • Norbert Llaras
  • Phillippe Planells
  • Peter Sehr
  • Jordi Rediu
Starring
Music byZacarías M. de la Riva
Release dates
  • June 2008 (2008-06) (Munich)
  • 25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) (Seminci)
  • 23 January 2009 (2009-01-23) (Spain)
Languages

The Anarchist's Wife (Spanish: La mujer del anarquista) is a 2008 Spanish-Franco-German film directed by Maria Noelle and Peter Sehr [de].[1] It stars María Valverde, Juan Diego Botto and Ivana Baquero.

Plot

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The plot derives from the experience of a child's parents. Paloma's father, an anarchist, fought in Madrid against Francisco Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He was deported to a concentration camp, then fought for the French Resistance. His wife, with two young children, never gave up hope of seeing him again.

Cast

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Release

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The film screened at the Filmfest München in June 2008, winning the festival's Bernhard Wicki Prize.[4] It also screened at the 53rd Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 25 October 2008.[5] The film was theatrically released in Spain, under the title La mujer del anarquista on 23 January 2019.[3] The German title was Die Frau des Anarchisten.

References

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  1. ^ "Valladolid Intl. Film Festival highlights". Variety. October 17, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e Pando, Juan (20 January 2009). "De derrota en derrota". El Mundo.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Toca, Antonio (24 January 2009). "Estrenos de la semana | 23 de enero | Llega la pareja Di Caprio y Winslet". Espinof.
  4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (25 June 2008). "'Anarchist's Wife' wins Munich award". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ "María Valverde y Juan Diego Botto, matrimonio de cine". El Norte de Castilla. 26 October 2008.
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