VOLAVÉRUNT (1999)

Film details

Featuring

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Penélope Cruz Jordi Mollà
Director

Bigas Luna
Countries

Spain France
Year

1999
Genre

Period drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The NAKED MAJA Working

Synopsis

At the end of the eighteenth century, the beautiful Duchess of Alba has countless admirers, not least the famous painter Francisco de Goya and the Prime Minister, Manuel de Godoy. Meanwhile, the scheming Queen Maria Luisa arranges a marriage between the Prime Minister and a woman at the court, which does not please the Duchess, the Queen's great rival. When the Duchess then suddenly dies soon after hosting a dinner, suspicions falls on those most closely associated with her.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Duchess of Alba
    
    Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
  - the Maja, Pepita Tudo
    
    Penélope Cruz
  - Manuel de Godoy
    
    Jordi Mollà
  - Queen Maria Luisa de Parma
    
    Stefania Sandrelli
  - Francisco de Goya
    
    Jorge Perugorría
  - King Carlos IV
    
    Carlos La Rosa
  - Prince Ferdinando VII
    
    Zoe Berriatúa
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Bigas Luna
  Production:
  - Presented by
    
    Mate Producciones
  - Production Company
    
    MDA Films
  - Production Company
    
    UGC YM
  - Production Company
    
    UGC International
  - With participation of
    
    TVE Televisión Española
  - With participation of
    
    Vía Digital
  - With participation of
    
    Canal+
  - Executive Producer
    
    Mate Cantero
  - Producer
    
    Mate Cantero
  - Producer
    
    Stéphane Sorlat
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Consol Tura
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Bigas Luna
  - Screenplay
    
    Cuca Canals
  - Based on the novel by
    
    Antonio Larreta
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Paco Femenía
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Kénout Peltier
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Valles `koldo', Luis
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Franca Squarciapino
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Alberto Garcia Demestre
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Gilles Ortion
  - Sound
    
    Albert Manera
  - Sound
    
    Ricard Casals