Lope

Director(s):

Andrucha Waddington

Run Time:

106 min

Language(s):

Spanish

Country(ies):

Spain

The story of Spain's greatest playwright!

Almodóvar’s pet, Leonor Watling (My Life Without Me, Talk to Her), and a whole cast of renowned Spanish actors (Luis Tosar: Cell 211, Take My Eyes; Antonio de la Torre: Volver; Pilar López de Ayala, In the City of Sylvia) star in this spectacular romantic epic with echoes of Oscar®-winner Shakespeare in Love. Lope tells the story of the life and loves of immortal dramatist and incorrigible adventurer Lope de Vega y Carpio, a contemporary of “Don Quixote” author Miguel de Cervantes, and a bright star in the literary field of Baroque Spain. In this entertaining and romantic look at his struggles to establish himself, we encounter a man ruled by his passions, and more condemned than commended for his eviscerating wit. - Seattle IFF

La mimada de Almodóvar, Leonor Watling (Mi vida sin mí, Hable con ella), y todo un reparto de renombrados actores españoles (Luis Tosar: Celda 211, Te doy mis ojos; Antonio de la Torre: Volver; Pilar López de Ayala, En la ciudad de Sylvia) estelarizan esta espectacular epopeya romántica comparable a la ganadora del Oscar® Shakespeare in Love. Lope cuenta la vida y amores del inmortal dramaturgo e incorregible aventurero Lope de Vega y Carpio, coetáneo de Miguel de Cervantes, autor del Don Quijote, y una estrella literaria en la España barroca. En esta entretenida y romántica mirada a su lucha por imponerse como escritor hallamos a un hombre dominado por sus pasiones y más condenando que alabado por su ingenio visceral. - SIFF