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RUNTIME
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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Extraordinary Tale of the Times Table
2014 1h 19m ES
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4.8
SKIP
★4.8TMDB · 12
DramaComedy
Synopsis
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Boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl suffers an obsessive compulsive disorder, boy and girl live happily ever after.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Aïda Ballman
She
Ken Appledorn
He
Mari Paz Sayago
Her Mother
Jane Arnold
His Mother
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- José F. Ortuño
- Writers
- José F. Ortuño
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Spain
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by José F. Ortuño, shot by Fran Fernández-Pardo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Carlos Crespo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Aïda Ballman and Ken Appledorn and Mari Paz Sayago carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2879028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
José F. Ortuño directs. Fran Fernández-Pardo behind the camera. Carlos Crespo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3Directed by José F. Ortuño, shot by Fran Fernández-Pardo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Carlos Crespo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Aïda Ballman and Ken Appledorn and Mari Paz Sayago carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt2879028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Fran Fernández-Pardo
- Editing
- Carlos Crespo
- Costume design
- Esther Vaquero
- Makeup / hair
- Rafael Mora
- Sound
- José Tomé
- Runtime
- 79 min · 1h 19m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
José F. Ortuño
Production companies
Who made it
- AC
Acheron Films
ES
Canal Sur
ES
Key crew
- EditorCarlos Crespo
- Associate ProducerCarlos Crespo
- ProducerSonia D. Roncero
- ProducerCarlos Tuñón
- Makeup & HairRafael Mora
- Costume DesignEsther Vaquero
- Sound DesignerJosé Tomé
- MusicHéctor Pérez
- CastingLaura Alvea
- Unit Production ManagerSonia D. Roncero
- First Assistant DirectorHugo Baena
- Second Assistant DirectorJavier Franco
- Chief Lighting TechnicianIgnacio G. Romanillos
- ElectricianAntonio Castaño
- Key GripFernando Bizcocho Sánchez
- GripÁngel López
- Camera OperatorFran Fernández-Pardo
- First Assistant CameraEdu López
- Art DirectionMar García Mejías
- Makeup & HairAna Domínguez
- Assistant Costume DesignerCarlos Saponi
- Assistant Costume DesignerMatías Martini Ripoll
- Assistant Costume DesignerRebeca Bermúdez
- Executive ProducerJosé F. Ortuño
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-07-25
Also known as
International titles
- The Extraordinary Tale (of the Times Table)GB
