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The Devil's backbone = El Espinazo del Diablo

"Twelve-year-old Carlos is the latest arrival to Santa Lucia School, an imposing stone building that shelters the orphans of the Republican militia and politicians during the last days of the Spanish Civil War. Carlos gradually uncovers the dark ties that bind the inhabitants of the school: hidden r...

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Main Author: Navarrete, Javier, 1956- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Deseo, S.A, Tequila Gang (Firm), Sogepaq S.A, Canal+ España (Firm), Producciones Anhelo, Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Almodóvar, Agustin (Producer), Almodóvar, Pedro (Producer), Navarro, Bertha (Producer), Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- (Director, Screenwriter), Trashorras, Antonio (Screenwriter), Muñoz, David, 1968- (Screenwriter), Paredes, Marisa, 1946- (Actor), Noriega, Eduardo, 1973- (Actor), Luppi, Federico (Actor), Tielve, Fernando (Actor), Garcés, Iñigo (Actor), Visedo, Irene, 1978- (Actor), Navarro, Guillermo (director of photography), Madrid, Luis de la (Film editor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:Spanish
English
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, ©2004, ©2001.
Edition:Special ed. ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1).
Series:Sony Pictures classics.
Subjects:
Orphanages > Spain > Drama.
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Drama.
Ghost plays.
Feature films.
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Summary:"Twelve-year-old Carlos is the latest arrival to Santa Lucia School, an imposing stone building that shelters the orphans of the Republican militia and politicians during the last days of the Spanish Civil War. Carlos gradually uncovers the dark ties that bind the inhabitants of the school: hidden riches, sexual intrigue and the restless ghost of a murdered student"--Container.
Item Description:Special features: optional audio commentary by del Toro; optional director's thumbnail track (synchronizes selected thumbnail sketches by del Toro to the film); "¿Que es un Fantasma: the making of 'The Devil's backbone'" featurette (27 min.); 4 deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary by del Toro (4 min. total); 6 thumbnail/storyboard comparisons; 5 photo galleries (characters, art direction/set design, prosthetic effects, thumbnails, del Toro's director's notebook).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
"Brand new director-supervised HD film transfer"--Container.
"Sony Pictures Classics"--Opening screens.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for violence, language, and some sensuality.
Awards:Gérardmer Film Festival, 2002: the International Critics Award, the Special Jury Prize, and the Youth Jury Grand Prize awarded to Guillermo del Toro.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Guillermo Navarro ; editor, Luis de la Madrid ; music, Javier Navarrete.
ISBN:1404958754
9781404958753

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