No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico. It is based on the eponymous novella by Colombian author and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez.
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Directed by | Arturo Ripstein |
Written by | Paz Alicia Garciadiego Gabriel García Márquez |
Produced by | Gabriel Ripstein |
Starring | Fernando Luján |
Cinematography | Guillermo Granillo |
Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
Music by | David Mansfield |
Production companies | Canal+ Ventanarosa Amaranta Films DMVB Films Televisión Española |
Distributed by | Alta Films |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
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Language | Spanish |
The production of the film was somewhat of a family affair, with Arturo Ripstein directing, his wife Paz Alicia Garciadiego writing the screenplay, and their son Gabriel Ripstein making his debut as producer.[1][2][3]
The film was Mexico's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[4] It was also entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
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