This surprising and exquisite silent film in black and white presents an original version of the children's fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm set in the Andalusia of the 1920s.
Snow White is Carmen, the daughter of the most popular bullfighter and singer in Spain in the 1920s. However, tragedy strikes in the shape of a wicked stepmother, Encarna, who makes her young life a torment. Fleeing from her past, the young and lovely Carmen joins a company of dwarf bullfighters who become her new friends. She thus embarks on a thrilling journey filled with adventure, humour and emotion, in which she will discover that life bears no resemblance to fairytales.
Technical specifications
Screenplay
Pablo Berger
Actors
Maribel Verdú, Ángela Molina Tejedor, José María Pou, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Pere Ponce, Sofía Oria, Macarena García, Inma Cuesta
Photography
Kiko de la Rica
Music
Alfonso Villalonga
Awards
10 Goya Awards (2013)
Special Jury Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival (2012)
ACE Award in New York (2013)
Gaudí Award (2013)
Sant Jordi Award (2013)
