Opera prima

Ópera prima is a 1980 Spanish comic film directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Óscar Ladoire. It was written by Ladoire and Trueba. It is one of the most acclaimed Spanish Cinema films of the eighties. It is considered an iconic example of the comedia madrileña.^[1]

Ópera prima
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Ópera prima
Directed by	Fernando Trueba
Screenplay by	Óscar Ladoire  [ es] Fernando Trueba
Produced by	Miguel Ángel Bermejo Fernando Colomo Manolo Matji  [ es]
Cinematography	Ángel Luis Fernández [ es]
Music by	Fernando Ember
Release date	1980 (1980)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

Matías, a young man recently separated from his wife, falls in love with his cousin Violeta, a girl passionate about violin and hippie style.

Cast

• Óscar Ladoire [es] ... Matías
• Paula Molina [es] ... Violeta
• Antonio Resines ... León
• Luis González Regueral ... Nicky
• Kiti Mánver ... Ana
• Alejandro Serna ... Nicolás
• Marisa Paredes ... Zoila Gómez
• David Thomson ... Warren Belch
• Tony Valento ... Hombre del supermercado
• El Gran Wyoming ... Macarra

Reception

Writing for Guía del Ocio [es], Carlos Boyero wrote about a film "comedy, piece of life, purity in motion" jumping "into the ring without shells that scare away danger".^[2]

Awards

• Venice Film Festival
  • Young Talent Award (Fernando Trueba)
  • Best actor (Óscar Ladoire [es])
• Premios Fotogramas de Plata [es]
  • Anexo:Fotogramas de Plata al mejor intérprete de cine español [es] (Óscar Ladoire)