The Mustard Grain

The Mustard Grain
SpanishEl grano de mostaza
Directed byJosé Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Written byJosé Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Starring
CinematographyJosé F. Aguayo
Edited byJulio Peña
Music byJuan Quintero
Production
companies
  • AS Producción
  • Tarfe Films
Distributed byAS Films
Release date
  • 30 August 1962 (1962-08-30)
Running time
87 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Mustard Grain (Spanish: El grano de mostaza) is a 1962 Spanish comedy film directed and written by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia.[1][2] It stars Manolo Gómez Bur, Rafael Alonso, Amparo Soler Leal, Gracita Morales and José Bódalo.

Plot

The storyline features a game of dominoes that results in an argument between Evelio and Horcajo and a challenge that could be deadly. As the game progresses, much effort is exerted to avoid that outcome over the course of 24 hours.[3][4][5][6][7]

Cast

Production

The film is a Tarfe and AS production, and it was scored by Juan Quintero.[8] Shooting locations included Madrid.[7]

Release

The film premiered at the Madrid's Cine Capitol [es] on 30 August 1962.[7]

Reception

Bernard P. E Bentley deemed the film to be "a showcase for its large cast".[9] In the view of Jordi Costa [es], it is one of the Spanish cinema's great jewels to be discovered.[10] Joaquín de Luna considered the film to be a "little-known" instance of Hispanic costumbrismo featuring the "refreshing" intervention of Gracita Morales.[11] According to Jordi Batlle Caminal the film belongs to the "insubstantial" subset of films within Sáenz de Heredia's filmography.[12]

It won a film prize.[which?][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bentley 2008, p. 129.
  2. ^ "El GRANO DE MOSTAZA (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ Pérez Hinojos, Pedro (2020). "Los secundarios brillan en España con luz propia" (PDF). Actúa (63). Aisge: 32. ISSN 1698-6091.
  4. ^ "El grano de mostaza | 123movies". Watch Movies Online.
  5. ^ "El grano de mostaza". studylib.es.
  6. ^ "Enciclopedia del Cine Español: El grano de mostaza (1962)". 27 May 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d e "El grano de Mostaza" (PDF). Revista Casino de Madrid (54). Casino de Madrid: 50–51. 2008.
  8. ^ López González, Joaquín (2005). "Aproximación a Juan Quintero Muñoz: la banda sonora musical en la posguerra española". Revista de Musicología. 28 (2). Sociedad Española de Musicología: 1045–1046, 1048. doi:10.2307/20798117. JSTOR 20798117.
  9. ^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (18 April 2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 9781855661769 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Costa, Jordi (2012). "CT y Cine: la inclemencia intangible. Una aproximación a la obra crítica y cinematográfica de j.l.i". In Martínez, Guillem (ed.). CT o la cultura de la transición: Crítica a 35 años de cultura española. Debolsillo. pp. 125–140. ISBN 9788499899268 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Luna, Joaquín de (7 July 1995). "El grano de mostaza". El País.
  12. ^ Batlle Caminal, Jordi (28 August 1991). "El grano de mostaza". El País.
  13. ^ Hammer, Tad Bentley; Hammer, Tad B. (18 April 1991). International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia. Garland. ISBN 9780824070991 – via Google Books.

Bibliography

  • Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.


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