Albéniz (film)

Albéniz
Theatrical poster
Directed by Luis César Amadori
Written by Pedro Miguel Obligado
Produced by Luis César Amadori
Starring Pedro López Lagar
Sabina Olmos
Cinematography Antonio Merayo
Edited by Jorge Gárate
Music by Isaac Albéniz
Distributed by Argentina Sono Film
Release date
4 February 1947
Running time
125 minutes
Country Argentina
Language Spanish

Albéniz is a 1947 black-and-white Argentine Silver Condor award-winning biographical drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and written by Pedro Miguel Obligado. The film is based on the life of Spanish composer and pianist, Isaac Albéniz.

The film stars Pedro López Lagar and Sabina Olmos. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film and numerous other awards, given by the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1948 for the best picture of the previous year.

Cast

Release and acclaim

The film won the Argentine Film Critics Association Award, the Silver Condor, for best film in 1948. It was also one of the main entries at the 2nd Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences gave several awards for this film:

  • Best Picture: Argentina Sono Film
  • Best Director: Luis César Amadori
  • Best Actor: Pedro López Lagar
  • Special mentions: Pedro Miguel Obligado (guionista), Sabina Olmos (actriz), Raúl Soldi (escenógrafo), Guillermo Cases (director musical), Antonio Merayo (director de fotografía), Mario Fezia (operador de cámara), José María Paleo (sonidista), Jorge Garate (montajista) and Roque Giacovino (director de fotografía)