Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

1995 1h 44m ES

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 39

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Synopsis

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Alcoholic prostitute Gloria is in the middle of a business deal with gangsters when a fatal confrontation occurs. She flees Mexico City, returning to her native Madrid, where she's reunited with her comatose husband and his mother, while hitman Eduardo is pursuing her to retrieve information.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Victoria Abril
Gloria Duque
Pilar Bardem
Doña Julia
Federico Luppi
Eduardo
Ángel Alcázar
Juan
María Asquerino
Esperanza
Fernando Delgado
Cura
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Oswaldo
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Doña Amelia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Writers: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Gloria Duque - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, shot by Paco Femenía. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Victoria Abril and Pilar Bardem and Federico Luppi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0113918 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Agustín Díaz Yanes directs. Paco Femenía behind the camera. José Salcedo cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Gloria Duque - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, shot by Paco Femenía. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Victoria Abril and Pilar Bardem and Federico Luppi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0113918 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.