What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este?
Directed by	Fernando Colomo
Screenplay by	Fernando Colomo Jaime Chávarri
Starring	Carmen Maura Félix Rotaeta Héctor Alterio
Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe
Edited by	Miguel Ángel Santamaría
Music by	Luis de Pablo
Production company	La Salamandra PC
Release date	25 September 1978 (1978-09-25)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (Spanish: ¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este?)[1] is a 1978 comedy film directed by Fernando Colomo from a screenplay by Colomo and Jaime Chávarri which stars Carmen Maura. It helped to consolidate the comedia madrileña, or urban comedy, film trend that emerged during the Transition in Spain.[2]

Plot

The plot follows the vicissitudes of hairdresser Rosa, separated from fascist former cop Jorge, and her escapist forays with a trendy rock musician.[3][4][5]

Cast

• Carmen Maura as Rosa[6]
• Félix Rotaeta as Jorge[6]
• Antonio Canal [es] as Tony[6]
• Marta Fernández Muro [es] as Marta[6]
• Héctor Alterio as Héctor[6]
• Santiago Chamorro as Jorgito[7]

Production

The film shares its original title with the main theme song, commissioned to music band Burning [es].[2] It is a La Salamandra PC production.[8] Shooting took place in Madrid during five weeks.[2]

Release

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 25 September 1978.[9][10] It grossed 38,470,025 ₧ (335,139 admissions).[8]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1978

References

1. Boehm, Scott (2018). "¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este? (What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?) (2003)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 315–316. ISBN 9781442271333.
2. "La intrahistoria de '¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este?'". Aragón Cultura. 26 February 2020.
3. Caparrós Lera 1992, p. 162.
4. "¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como este?". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
5. García, Concha (15 September 2020). "Las mejores películas de Carmen Maura, que hoy cumple 75 años". La Razón.
6. Boehm 2018, p. 315.
7. Boehm 2018, p. 316.
8. Caparrós Lera 1992, p. 170.
9. 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. 129. ISBN 84-451-1821-8.
10. Caparrós Lera, José María (1992). El cine español de la democracia: de la muerte de Franco al "cambio" socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona: Anthropos. p. 170. ISBN 84-7658-312-5.