1989 film
Going South Shopping Theatrical poster
Spanish Bajarse al moro
Directed by Fernando Colomo Screenplay by Based on Bajarse al moro by José Luis Alonso de SantosProduced by Carlos Durán José Luis García Sánchez Starring Cinematography Javier Salmones Edited by Miguel Ángel Santamaría Music by Pata Negra Production companies
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83 min Country Spain Language Spanish
Going South Shopping (Spanish: Bajarse al moro , lit. 'Get Down to the Moor')[ 1] is a 1989 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Colomo based on the play Bajarse al moro José Luis Alonso de Santos . It Verónica Forqué alongside Antonio Banderas , Juan Echanove , and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón .
Plot
The plot tracks the mishaps of Chusa (a drug trafficker 'going south' to Morocco to buy hashish ) and other characters based in the neighborhood of Lavapiés , including her cousin Jaimito, police agent Alberto, and virgin Elena.[ 2] [ 3]
Cast
Production
Based on José Luis Alonso de Santos 's play Bajarse al moro , the screenplay was penned by Alonso de Santos alongside Fernando Colomo and Joaquín Oristrell .[ 4] The film is an Ion Producciones and Lolafilms production.[ 5] The score was composed by the sibling duo Pata Negra consisting of Rafael Amador and Raimundo Amador .[ 6] Shooting locations included Madrid , Chaouen , and Algeciras .[ 7] The dialogues incorporate elements of the cheli jargon characteristic of Madrid's outcast youth.[ 8]
Release
The film opened in theatres on 5 May 1989.
Accolades
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References
^ Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem . Oxford: Oxford University Press . p. 56. ISBN 0-19-815996-X .
^ a b c d e Corroto, Paula (13 December 2021). "Las mejores películas de Verónica Forqué: sus cuatro premios Goya y una bola extra" . El Confidencial .
^ a b c Maldivia, Beatriz (14 August 2010). " 'Bajarse al moro', desenfadada comedia sobre las buenas intenciones" . Espinof .
^ Piñero, Margarita (2005). La creación teatral en José Luis Alonso de Santos . Madrid: Editorial Fundamentos. p. 400. ISBN 84-245-1021-6 .
^ "Bajarse al moro" . Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes . Retrieved 27 October 2022 .
^ Romaguera i Ramió, Joaquim (2002). El jazz y sus espejos . Vol. 1. Madrid: Ediciones de la Torre. p. 107. ISBN 84-7960-307-0 .
^ Domínguez Saucedo (15 April 2012). "El Campo de Gibraltar, un extraordinario plató para la historia del cine" . Andalucía Información .
^ Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF) . Madrid: Consejería de Educación. Comunidad de Madrid. p. 101. ISBN 84-451-1821-8 .
^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF) , Lunwerg, 2011, pp. 272–273, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
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