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Begin the Beguine (Spanish: Volver a empezar) is a 1982 Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Antonio Ferrandis. The plot follows the story of a Spaniard who returns to his homeland after many years in exile when he wins the Nobel Prize in literature. Its original Spanish title is Volver a Empezar, which means Starting Again.

Volver a empezar
Film poster
Directed by	José Luis Garci
Written by	José Luis Garci Ángel Llorente
Produced by	José Luis Garci
Starring	Antonio Ferrandis Encarna Paso
Cinematography	Manuel Rojas
Edited by	Miguel González Sinde
Music by	Johann Pachelbel Cole Porter
Production company	Nickel Odeon
Release date	11 March 1982 (1982-03-11) (Spain)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Box office	ESP 190,713,512 (Spain)

The film won the 1983 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[1] and was the first Spanish film to do so.

Plot

It is the year 1981, the famous writer Antonio Albajara (Antonio Ferrandis) arrives at Gijón, his hometown, from Stockholm, where he has just received the Nobel Prize in Literature. For forty years, Albajara has been a professor of medieval literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He has alternated his teaching with the literary production that has given him worldwide fame. In Gijón, Antonio is reunited with Elena, his first and great love, before he was forced to his exile in 1937 Civil War. However, this visit is not definitive because a serious and deadly disease affects the writer.

Cast

• Antonio Ferrandis - Antonio Albajara
• Encarna Paso - Elena
• Agustín González - Gervasio Losada
• José Bódalo - Roxu
• Marta Fernández Muro - Carolina
• Pablo Hoyos - Ernesto

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1983)
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Montreal Film Festival (1982)

See also

• List of submissions to the 55th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• Begin the Beguine at IMDb

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