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Enrique Cerezo Producciones and El Deseo
present
CON LA PATA QUEBRADA
A documentary by
Diego GALÁN
Produced by
Enrique Cerezo and Agustín Almodóvar
Cannes Screening
TUESDAY 21ST OF MAY AT 7.45 PM
Salle Buñuel
Production
Esther García Rodríguez
esther@eldeseo.es
Press Agent
Isabelle Buron
00 33 (0)6 12 62 49 23
isabelle.buron@wanadoo.fr
www.isabelleburon.com
and Alba Paz (Assistant)
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SYNOPSIS
Ilustrated by no fewer than 180 film fragments, a chronical of the way
women have been represented in Spanish cinema from the 30s to the
present day. This is also another way to look back over the Spanish
history.
CREW
Spain – 2013 – 86 minutes – HDCAM 5.1
Screenplay / Director
Diego Galán
Executive producers
Enrique Cerezo et Agustín Almodóvar
Documentary sources
Juan Sánchez
Editor
Juan Barrero
Production
Carlos Bernases and Esther García
Music
Bernardo Bonezzi
Voice
Carlos Hipólito
A production by
Enrique Cerezo P.C y El Deseo
THE DIRECTOR
Diego Galán is a film critic, writer and director.
He directed several series on cinema for Spanish television, among
which Memorias del cine español and Queridos cómicos.
He is also the author of specialized books such as Carta abierta a
Berlanga ; Fernán Gómez, un señor muy pelirrojo ; Un joven llamado
Saura ; Pilar Miró, nadie me enseñó a vivir y Jack Lemmon nunca
cenó aquí – the latter having been inspired by his experience when he
directed the San Sebastián International Film Festival, from 1986
to 2000.
Besides, he directed documentaries, among which ¿Quién fue Pilar
Miró? and Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones.
Diego Galán has also been a film critic for the Spanish daily EL PAIS
since 1980.
DIRECTOR'S NOTE OF INTENT
It is said that the twentieth century's only succesful revolution
was women´s liberation. This of course refers to the western world
where the right to vote, access to management positions and the sexual
revolution marked a paradigm shift in the history of women's status in
society ... and yet there is still a long way to go. I'm pointing at Spain
which was traditionally, and still is, a male chauvinist country. The
title comes from the revealing saying "La Mujer casada y honesta, con
la pata quebrada y en casa" (lit. "The good honest wife at home with a
broken leg.") which doesn't seem as harsh in any of our
neighbours' languages. In French, the closest equivalent we have
found is "Retourne à tes fourneaux" (lit. "Get back to your stoves"),
and in English, "Barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen". Nothing
as cutting as the Spanish phrase.
As a result when making my film I concentrated on Spanish cinema.
Movies, whether we want them to or not, always reflect reality or a
part of it ; At each step in history Spanish films have mirrored the
customs and political situation of the country. In the thirties, once the
king had been diposed, a republic offering men and women equal
rights and freedoms was established. The civil war also divided
women into two groups, Facism's victory put them back in their place:
"At home with a broken leg." After the death of Franco, Spanish
women joined the existing global struggle for liberation and they have
not yet surrendered their arms !
We have created a humourous montage by assembling clips from 180
films and documentaries. We weren't able to use everything that we
wanted to but I feel the ones in the film are very significant.
Unfortunately, some of the original recordings have disappeared so we
were forced to use poor quality copies.
Anyway, WITH A BROKEN LEG aims both to inform and amuse. I
hope we have succeeded.
Diego Galán
(Translation : Catrin Egan)
ENRIQUE CEREZO, P.C., S.A.
FILMOGRAPHY
2013
PATA QUEBRADA Y EN CASA - Diego Galán
Produced by ENRIQUE CEREZO P.C. and EL DESEO
2013 – In editing
LAS BRUJAS DE ZUGARRAMURDI - Alex de la Iglesia
Produced by ENRIQUE CEREZO, P.C. (Spain) and SAS LA FERME PRODUCTIONS
(France)
2012
DRÁCULA (EN 3D) - Dario Argento
LA MONTAÑA RUSA - Emilio Martínez Lázaro
2011
LA DAGA DE RASPUTIN - Jesús Bonilla
2010
LA VENGANZA DE IRA VAMP
Produced by ENRIQUE CEREZO, P.C. (Spain) and PASH
2008
TODOS ESTAMOS INVITADOS - Manuel Gutiérrez-Aragón
2007
LAS TRECE ROSAS - Emilio Martínez Lázaro
SIETE MESAS (DE BILLAR FRANCÉS) - Gracia Querejeta
EN BUSCA DE LA TUMBA DE CRISTO - Giulio Base
LA CARTA ESFERICA - Imanol Uribe
2006
DESDE QUE AMANECE APETECE - Antonio del Real
2005
LAS CHICAS ANDAN SUELTAS - Juan Vicente Córdoba
OTROS DIAS VENDRAN - Eduard Cortes
EL INSPECTOR RUPEREZ Y EL CASO DEL CADAVER SIN CABEZA - Alvaro
Saenz de Heredia
2004
FRANKY BANDERAS - José Luis García Sánchez
EL CHOCOLATE DEL LORO - Ernesto Martín
TIOVIVO (C) 1950 - José Luis Garci
2003
PLATILLOS VOLANTES - Oscar Aibar
HOTEL DANUBIO - Antonio Jiménez Rico
2002
EL ORO DE MOSCU - Jesús Bonilla
EL SUEÑO DE LA MAESTRA - Luis García Berlanga
HISTORIA DE UN BESO - José Luis Garci
TIEMPO DE TORMENTA - Pedro Olea
EL VIENTRE DE JULIETTE - Martin Provost
2001
EL LADO OSCURO DEL CORAZON II - Eliseo Subiela
ANTIGUA VIDA MIA - Hector Olivera
LA SOLEDAD ERA ESTO - Sergio Renan
SARA UNA ESTRELLA
LA VIDA DE NADIE - Eduard Cortés
2000
JUANA LA LOCA - Vicente Aranda
JUEGO DE LUNA - Mónica Laguna
YOU’RE THE ONE - José Luis Garci
EL CELO - Antonio Aloy
1999
AUNQUE TU NO LO SEPAS - Juan Vicente Córdoba
ME DA IGUAL - David Gordon
YOYES - Helena Taberna
HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE - Juan Carlos Desanzo
MIRKA - Rachid Benhadj
¡PÍDELE CUENTAS AL REY! - José Antonio Quirós
LA JUSTICIA DE LOS FORAJIDOS - Willian J. Corcoran
UN DÓLAR POR LOS MUERTOS - Gene Quintano
1998
EXTRAÑOS - Imanol Uribe
LA HORA DE LOS VALIENTES - Antonio Mercero
LA VUELTA DEL COYOTE - Mario Camus
1997
LA BUENA ESTRELLA - Ricardo Franco
AL LIMITE - Eduardo Campoy
LA PISTOLA DE MI HERMANO - Ray Loriga
MUERTE EN GRANADA - Marcos Zurinaga
LA HERIDA LUMINOSA - José Luis Garci
EL ESCARABAJO DE ORO - Vicente J. Martín
1996
BRUJAS - Alvaro Fernández Armero
ADOSADOS - Mario Camus
MANOA, LA CIUDAD DE ORO - Juan Piquer Simon
SOMBRAS Y LUCES: 100 AÑOS DE CINE ESPAÑOL - Antonio Giménez Rico
EL PERRO DEL HORTELANO - Pilar Miró
EL DESEO
FILMOGRAPHY
Features
1987
1988
1989
1991
1992
1993
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2008
2008
2009
2011
2013
La ley del deseo. Pedro Almodóvar
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios. Pedro Almodóvar
Atame. Pedro Almodóvar
Tacones lejanos. Pedro Almodóvar (coproduction)
Acción mutante. Alex de la Iglesia (coproduction)
Tierra fría. Antonio Campos (coproduction)
Kika. Pedro Almodóvar (coproducción)
La flor de mi secreto. Pedro Almodóvar (coproduction)
Tengo una casa. Mónica Laguna
Pasajes . Daniel Calparsoro.
Carne trémula. Pedro Almodóvar
¡A trabajar!. Alain Guesnier (coproduction)
Todo sobre mi madre. Pedro Almodóvar (coproduction)
La fiebre del loco. Andres Wood (coproduction)
El espinazo del diablo. Guillermo del Toro (coproduction)
Hable con ella. Pedro Almodóvar
Mi vida sin mí. Isabel Coixet.
Descongélate. Dunia Ayaso y Félix Sabroso (coproduction)
La mala educación. Pedro Almodóvar
La niña santa. Lucrecia Martel (coproduction)
La vida secreta de las palabras. Isabel Coixet (coproduction)
Volver. Pedro Almodóvar
Cobrador. In god we trust. (Paul Leduc) (coproduction)
La mujer rubia. Lucrecia Martel (coproduction)
El patio de mi cárcel. Belén Macías (coproduction) (coproduction)
Los abrazos rotos. Pedro Almodóvar
El último verano de la Boyita. Julia Solomonoff (coproduction)
La Piel que Habito. Pedro Almodóvar
Los amantes pasajeros. Pedro Almodóvar
Documentaries
2003
2004
2004
2005
2008
Eyengui, el dios del sueño. José Manuel Novoa (coproduction)
Los sin tierra. Miguel Barros (coproduction)
Caravana. Gerardo Olivares (coproduction)
César y Zaín. Larry Levene (coproduction)
Historias de las Montañas de la Bruma. Larry Levene (coproduction)
El Señor de Sipan. José Manuel Novoa (coproduction)
2011 José y Pilar. Miguel Gonçalves Mendes (coproduction)
2012 The Labéque Way. Félix Cabez (coproduction)
2013 Con la pata quebrada. Diego Galán (coproduction)