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| Penélope Cruz | ... | Melibea | |
| Terele Pávez | ... | Celestina | |
| Juan Diego Botto | ... | Calisto | |
| Maribel Verdú | ... | Areusa | |
| Jordi Mollà | ... | Pármeno | |
| Nancho Novo | ... | Sempronio | |
| Nathalie Seseña | ... | Lucrecia | |
| Carlos Fuentes | ... | Sosia | |
| Candela Peña | ... | Elicia | |
| Anna Lizaran | ... | Alisa (as Ana Lizarán) | |
| Sergio Villanueva | ... | Tristán | |
| Ángel de Andrés López | ... | Centurio | |
| Lluís Homar | ... | Pleberio | |
| Ana Risueño | ... | Poncia | |
| Rodrigo García | ... | Crito | |
| Amparo Gómez Ramos | ... | Ana | |
| Joaquín Notario | ... | Verdugo | |
| José Coromina | ... | Traso | |
| Aquilino Gamazo | ... | Patibulario | |
| Igor Otaegui | ... | Patibulario |
Directed by | |||
| Gerardo Vera | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Fernando de Rojas | (novel) | |
| Rafael Azcona | (adaptation) and | |
| Gerardo Vera | (adaptation) | |
| Francisco Rico | (additional dialogue) | |
| Rafael Azcona | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Fernando de Garcillán | .... | associate producer | |
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | .... | producer | |
| Antonio Saura | .... | associate producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| José Luis López-Linares | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Pedro del Rey | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Ana Alvargonzález | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Sonia Grande | |||
| Gerardo Vera | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Marta Adánez | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Paca Almenara | .... | makeup artist | |
| Dolores Damas | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Montse Damas | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| María Jesús Echevarría | .... | hair stylist | |
| Alicia López Medina | .... | hair stylist | |
| Paula Moheda | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Teresa Rabal | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Rosana Rodríguez | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Angélica Huete | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Arantxa Aguirre | .... | assistant director | |
| Daniel Cebrián | .... | second assistant director | |
| Vicente Vieitez | .... | trainee assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| José Miguel Bombín | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Carlos Fominaya | .... | lead set dresser | |
| Ángel García | .... | property master | |
| Jesús Gómez | .... | set dresser | |
| Nano Montero | .... | set dresser | |
| Betty Pérez | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| José Antonio Bermúdez | .... | sound mixer | |
| Marco Bermúdez | .... | sound effects recordist | |
| Luis Castro | .... | sound effects | |
| Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató | .... | boom operator (as Jaime Fernández Cid) | |
| Alberto García | .... | dialogue recordist | |
| Antonio García | .... | dialogue recordist | |
| Diego Garrido | .... | sound mixer | |
| Jaime Puig | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Miguel Rejas | .... | direct sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Reyes Abades | .... | special effects | |
| Juan Carlos Urbán | .... | special effects assistant | |
| Tomás Urbán | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Pablo Núñez | .... | opticals | |
Stunts | |||
| Ignacio Carreño | .... | stunt double: Lluís Homar | |
| Juan Maján | .... | stunts | |
| Luis Rodríguez | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Arturo Aldegune | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Luis Miguel Daza | .... | electrician | |
| Teo Delgado | .... | camera operator | |
| Alfredo Díaz | .... | key grip | |
| Eva Díaz Iglesias | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Emma Fernández | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Mónica Lleó | .... | video assistant | |
| Emiliano Merino | .... | gaffer | |
| Félix Pascual | .... | electrician | |
| Pilar Redal Montané | .... | assistant camera | |
| Jorge Samper | .... | electrician | |
| Antonio Sanz | .... | still photographer | |
| José Sedano | .... | lighting technician | |
| Macu Tejera | .... | assistant still photographer | |
| Manuel Zambrana | .... | still photographer | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Alejandra Carrasco | .... | costumer | |
| Francisco Delgado | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| María Luisa Durán | .... | costumer | |
| Joaquín Montul | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Manuel Ortega | .... | costumer | |
| Isabel Perales | .... | second wardrobe mistress | |
| Marina Rodríguez | .... | wardrobe mistress | |
| María de los Ángeles del Saz | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Ascen Marchena | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Blanca Rodríguez | .... | assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Gerardo Vera | .... | music selection | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Ángel Frutos | .... | driver | |
| Andrés García Moreno | .... | driver | |
| José Carlos Lariz Alonso | .... | driver (as José Carlos Lariz) | |
| Ángel Megino | .... | transportation | |
| Matías Pilas | .... | driver | |
| Agustín Ruiz | .... | driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Yuyi Beringola | .... | script supervisor | |
| Félix Durán | .... | animal trainer | |
| Fernando Durán | .... | trainee production assistant | |
| Ana Figueroa | .... | third production assistant | |
| Francisco Javier García | .... | trainee production assistant | |
| Raimundo García | .... | script supervisor | |
| Wenceslao García | .... | fencing | |
| José María González Sinde | .... | second production assistant (as José Mª González Sinde Reig) | |
| Margarita Kramer | .... | press attache | |
| Margarita Kramer | .... | unit publicist | |
| Carlos Morais | .... | trainee production assistant (as Carlos Morais de Araújo) | |
| Alfonso Ortegón | .... | trainee production assistant | |
| Igor Otaegui | .... | fencing | |
| Rafael Pedregosa | .... | animal trainer | |
| Jesús Riazán | .... | animal trainer | |
| María Rodríguez | .... | second production assistant | |
| Marta Sabell | .... | trainee production assistant (as Marta Sabell Stewart-Howie) | |
| Ana Serret | .... | assistant to director | |
| Eva Sklar | .... | press attache | |
| Eva Sklar | .... | unit publicist | |
| Santiago Vargas | .... | trainee production assistant (as Santiago Vargas Tejerina) | |
Thanks | |||
| Chus Pérez Castro | .... | thanks | |
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LA CELESTINA was written in 1499 by Fernando de Rojas and is considered to be second only to Cervantes' DON QUIXOTE as the greatest work of Spanish literature. Here the novel is adapted for the screen by Rafael Azcona, Francisco Rico, and Gerardo Vera, the last contributor serving as director of this sadly uneven film. Despite boasting a cast of some of the finest actors in Spain, the dialogue is such a mishmash of old rhythms and contemporary expressions that much of the magic is lost.
But then the story is a bit on the 15th century wild side: a handsome young knight Calisto (Juan Diego Botto) is obsessively in love with the beautiful Melibea (Penélope Cruz) yet it takes the love potions of the bruja Celestina (Terele Pávez), enlisted by Calisto's conniving servant Sempronio (Nancho Novo), to effect the magic. Calisto's faithful and humble servant Pármeno (Jordi Mollà) fails in his attempts to block the spells delivered by Celestina but to no avail. Once the magic is in effect the worlds of each person fall apart. The human passions of love, greed, lust, revenge, and desire interplay in a manner that brings destruction in the path.
Made in 1996 before many of the actors involved became famous, the film 'looks' magical with radiant costumes and sets and spot on music. But the dialogue is clumsy, the English translations even clumsier, and the whole story fails to work its spell on the audience. Instead of a fiery climax the film just sort of fizzles. But it is interesting to see Penélope Cruz, Juan Diego Botto, Maribel Verdú, Jordi Mollà and Nancho Novo in their early stage of development. This is an escapist period piece that could have been so much better, but even in this state it is entertaining. Grady Harp