The Fencing Master
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl maestro de esgrima
Directed byPedro Olea
Screenplay by
Based onThe Fencing Master
by Arturo Pérez Reverte
Starring
CinematographyAlfredo Mayo
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music byJosé Nieto
Production
companies
  • Origen PC
  • Altube
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release date
  • 18 September 1992 (1992-09-18)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Fencing Master (Spanish: El maestro de esgrima) is a 1992 Spanish film directed by Pedro Olea based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Arturo Pérez-Reverte which stars Omero Antonutti, Assumpta Serna, and Joaquim de Almeida. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]

Plot

Set in 1868 Madrid against the backdrop of the buildup to the Glorious Revolution, the plot tracks fencing master Jaime de Astarloa and his new pupil Adela de Otero.[3]

Cast

Production

The film is an Origen PC and Altube production.[6]

Release

Distributed by United International Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 18 September 1992.[7][8]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
19937th Goya AwardsBest FilmNominated[6]
Best DirectorPedro OleaNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayAntonio Larreta, Arturo Pérez Reverte, Francisco Prada, Pedro OleaWon
Best ActressAssumpta SernaNominated
Best Original ScoreJosé NietoWon
Best EditingJosé SalcedoNominated
Best CinematographyAlfredo F. MayoNominated
Best Art DirectionLuis "Koldo" VallésNominated
Best Production SupervisionAntonio Guillén ReyNominated
Best Costume DesignJavier ArtiñanoWon
Best Makeup and HairstylesJosefa Morales, Romana GonzálezNominated

See also

References

  1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. "Foreign Oscar entries submitted". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. "El maestro de esgrima". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  4. Belmonte Serrano, José (2001). "Arturo Pérez-Reverte y sus relaciones con el cine" (PDF). Lenguaje y Textos. 17: 182. ISSN 1133-4770.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Belmonte Serrano 2001, p. 182.
  6. 1 2 "El maestro de esgrima". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF). Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Educación. Secretaría General Técnica. p. 132. ISBN 84-451-1821-8.
  8. "El maestro de esgrima · España 1992". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 30 April 2023 via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
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