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The Girl of Your Dreams

Original title: La niña de tus ojos
  • 1998
  • R
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
4.6K
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Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, and Jorge Sanz in The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
ComedyDrama

A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to produce a film. Problems soon arise.A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to produce a film. Problems soon arise.A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to produce a film. Problems soon arise.

  • Director
    • Fernando Trueba
  • Writers
    • Rafael Azcona
    • David Trueba
    • Manuel Ángel Egea
  • Stars
    • Penélope Cruz
    • Antonio Resines
    • Jorge Sanz
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    4.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fernando Trueba
    • Writers
      • Rafael Azcona
      • David Trueba
      • Manuel Ángel Egea
    • Stars
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Antonio Resines
      • Jorge Sanz
    • 21User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Macarena
    Antonio Resines
    Antonio Resines
    • Blas Fontiveros
    Jorge Sanz
    Jorge Sanz
    • Julián Torralba
    Rosa Maria Sardà
    Rosa Maria Sardà
    • Rosa Rosales
    • (as Rosa María Sardá)
    Santiago Segura
    Santiago Segura
    • Castillo
    Loles León
    Loles León
    • Trini
    Jesús Bonilla
    Jesús Bonilla
    • Bonilla
    Neus Asensi
    Neus Asensi
    • Lucía
    Miroslav Táborský
    Miroslav Táborský
    • Václav
    • (as Mirosláv Táborský)
    Johannes Silberschneider
    Johannes Silberschneider
    • Goebbels
    Karel Dobrý
    Karel Dobrý
    • Leo
    Götz Otto
    Götz Otto
    • Heinrich
    Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna Schygulla
    • Magda Goebbels
    María Barranco
    María Barranco
    • Embajadora
    Juan Luis Galiardo
    Juan Luis Galiardo
    • Embajador
    • (as Juan Luís Galiardo)
    Heinz Rilling
    • Hippel
    Jan Preucil
    Jan Preucil
    • Maisch
    • (as Jan Přeučil)
    Borivoj Navrátil
    Borivoj Navrátil
    • Henkel
    • (as Bořivoj Navrátil)
    • Director
      • Fernando Trueba
    • Writers
      • Rafael Azcona
      • David Trueba
      • Manuel Ángel Egea
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      While fictional, the film is strongly inspired by the production of the films Carmen (la de Triana) (1938) and Nights in Andalusia (1938), two versions of the same story shot simultaneously in Berlin, one in Spanish and one in German, both starring Imperio Argentina.
    • Crazy credits
      The entire credits are at the start of the film, with the end credits just recapping the main cast, with the other actors not listed alongside the character they play.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinemania: I anodos kai i ptosi tou Nazismou (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Los piconeros
      Written by Juan Mostazo and Ramón Perelló
      Orchestrated by Antoine Duhamel
      Performed by Arabia Martín

    User reviews21

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    8/10

    As a non Spanish speaker I really enjoyed this...

    I have just got this film on DVD I saw it a couple of years ago during a Penelope Cruz season in Manchester, I enjoyed it then & I enjoyed it just as much now.

    As a non-Spanish speaker I still got the comic elements & the historical references to a point & now I have it on DVD I can go back & check any bits I have missed.

    I just like the characters in this film, the fish out of water element of the Spanish in Nazi Germany is very funny the off the cuff one liners are priceless.

    Cruz & Resinas may be the focus of the film & they are lead the way but everyone gets a moment to shine in this film, segura is my favourite he always steals some or all the limelight in any film he appears.

    I would heartily recommend this film it may not be up to Belle Epoque but its not far behind.
    • richarddonlan
    • Mar 30, 2005
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    • Release date
      • November 13, 1998 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official sites
      • Fernando Trueba Producciones Cinematográficas (Spain)
      • Lolafilms (Spain)
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Rüyaların kızı
    • Filming locations
      • Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL)
      • Fernando Trueba Producciones Cinematográficas
      • Lolafilms
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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