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The works of the seventh art usually generate dreams and illusions that lead to fanaticism . Spanish cinema usually has a bad reputation, so it is difficult to conceive that a feature film had the most absurd anecdotes and, subsequently, its admirers created a sect. This is what happens to the comedy Amanece, que no es poco (1989) by José Luis Cuerda .
The synopsis of the film is about a young engineer who develops his professional career at the University of Oklahoma and returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year. Accompanied by his father, they arrive at a town in the Sierra de Albacete where they find no one , although it will later Ireland Email List be discovered that all the inhabitants are at mass like every day of the year. The script is surreal and stands out for the absurd humor of the situations it creates.
The ' dawners' are the fans who choose to call themselves this way to identify themselves among lovers of the film and who stand out for having created a sect. On their official website they state that: “we have seen the film dozens of times and we have incorporated it not only into our sense of humor, but also into our way of understanding life . We are people who are always ready to sing a fandango or talk about Dostoevsky, showy, but with very good background.” In addition, they have established a legal association recognized by Castilla-La Mancha in which meetups, festivals and tributes are organized.
Curiosities and shots
It has become a cult film due to the filmmaking techniques that were used during its recording. Despite its current success, it failed to stand out in its first year.
Although, at the beginning, critics were unfavorable, alleging that the jokes were not funny, time has appreciated this treasure of Spanish cinema. In 2013, attendees at the Seminci festival in Valladolid chose Amanece, which is no small feat as the best film in the country in the last 60 years .
Likewise, on the 20th anniversary of the film , the Community Board of Castilla-La Mancha decided to create a tourist route through several places where the feature film was filmed , such as, for example, Aýna, Liétor and Molinicos. It is a tribute to all the local residents who helped on the set and to the land of director Cuerda, born in Albacete.
In the book of the feature film edited by Pepitas de Calabaza , Cuerda narrates the peculiar anecdote they experienced on the filming set when they had to confront a man from Albacete who almost shot the crew . The man was fed up with the filming and came with a shotgun to scare them away, but the Civil Guard anticipated him and, seeing him armed, asked him to forget what he had in mind and return to his house. The director expresses that he was not surprised that the place wanted to scare them away since: “a shoot is an unbearable hassle.
The synopsis of the film is about a young engineer who develops his professional career at the University of Oklahoma and returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year. Accompanied by his father, they arrive at a town in the Sierra de Albacete where they find no one , although it will later Ireland Email List be discovered that all the inhabitants are at mass like every day of the year. The script is surreal and stands out for the absurd humor of the situations it creates.
The ' dawners' are the fans who choose to call themselves this way to identify themselves among lovers of the film and who stand out for having created a sect. On their official website they state that: “we have seen the film dozens of times and we have incorporated it not only into our sense of humor, but also into our way of understanding life . We are people who are always ready to sing a fandango or talk about Dostoevsky, showy, but with very good background.” In addition, they have established a legal association recognized by Castilla-La Mancha in which meetups, festivals and tributes are organized.
Curiosities and shots
It has become a cult film due to the filmmaking techniques that were used during its recording. Despite its current success, it failed to stand out in its first year.
Although, at the beginning, critics were unfavorable, alleging that the jokes were not funny, time has appreciated this treasure of Spanish cinema. In 2013, attendees at the Seminci festival in Valladolid chose Amanece, which is no small feat as the best film in the country in the last 60 years .
Likewise, on the 20th anniversary of the film , the Community Board of Castilla-La Mancha decided to create a tourist route through several places where the feature film was filmed , such as, for example, Aýna, Liétor and Molinicos. It is a tribute to all the local residents who helped on the set and to the land of director Cuerda, born in Albacete.
In the book of the feature film edited by Pepitas de Calabaza , Cuerda narrates the peculiar anecdote they experienced on the filming set when they had to confront a man from Albacete who almost shot the crew . The man was fed up with the filming and came with a shotgun to scare them away, but the Civil Guard anticipated him and, seeing him armed, asked him to forget what he had in mind and return to his house. The director expresses that he was not surprised that the place wanted to scare them away since: “a shoot is an unbearable hassle.