Blancanieves

Sep 28, 2012

1h 44m

★ 7.3

Overview

A black and white silent movie, based on the Snow White fairy tale, that is set in a romantic version of 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Arcadia Motion Pictures

Noodles Production

uFilm

Nix Films

Kraken Films, The

Sisifo Films AIE

ARTE France Cinéma

Mama Films

Blancanieves Trailers

Cast

Encarna

Maribel Verdú

Carmen/Blancanieves

Macarena García

Antonio Villalta

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Doña Concha

Ángela Molina

Carmen de Triana

Inma Cuesta

Carmencita

Sofía Oria

Don Martín

Ramón Barea

Don Carlos

Josep Maria Pou

Genaro

Pere Ponce

Tocinillo de cielo

Itziar Castro

Fotógrafo plaza

Ignacio Mateos

Enfermera mayor

Carmen Belloch

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