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Title: Sombras En Una Batalla (Shadows in a Battle)
Cast:
Director: Mario Camus Producers: Ramon Goya, Felix Murcia, Carlos Ramon
Screenplay: Mario Camus
Cinematography: Manuel Velasco
Country: Spain
Year: 1993
Veterinarian Ana (Carmen Maura) lives in small rural town with her adolescent daughter. She has an ocassional companion in her neighbor (Fernando Valverde). Her uneventful life takes a series of dramatic turns after an unexpected meeting with stranger Josi (Joaquim de Almeida). Ana and Josi become lovers, but as their lives intertwine Josi's shady past begins to reveal itself and Ana finds herself involved in some equally dangerous business.
Maura received a 1994 Goya nomination for her role.
Mini-review (by Laura)
The background of this movie was a bit lost on me because it assumes the audience is familiar with Spanish-Basque history. While I know that the two have a violent past, I don't know the nuances of the history. That aside, the movie is good for it's performances. It's always nice to see Joaquim perform with Carmen Maura, one of Spain's best-known actresses.


		Title: Sombras En Una Batalla (Shadows in a Battle) Cast: Director: Mario Camus Producers: Ramon Goya, Felix Murcia, Carlos Ramon Screenplay: Mario Camus Cinematography: Manuel Velasco Country: Spain Year: 1993 Veterinarian Ana (Carmen Maura) lives in small rural town with her adolescent daughter. She has an ocassional companion in her neighbor (Fernando Valverde). Her uneventful life takes a series of dramatic turns after an unexpected meeting with stranger Josi (Joaquim de Almeida). Ana and Josi become lovers, but as their lives intertwine Josi's shady past begins to reveal itself and Ana finds herself involved in some equally dangerous business. Maura received a 1994 Goya nomination for her role. Mini-review (by Laura) The background of this movie was a bit lost on me because it assumes the audience is familiar with Spanish-Basque history. While I know that the two have a violent past, I don't know the nuances of the history. That aside, the movie is good for it's performances. It's always nice to see Joaquim perform with Carmen Maura, one of Spain's best-known actresses.