‘Blancanieves’ Trailer: Spain’s Oscar Entry Is A Silent Film Featuring A Bullfighting Snow White
We’ve already seen the classic Snow White fable interpreted a few different ways this year in Tarsem Singh’sMirror, Mirrorand Rupert Sanders’Snow White and the Huntsman, butPablo Berger’sBlancanievesmay be the most unexpected of the bunch.
The black and white film pays homage to cinema’s silent era, not unlike last year’s big winnerThe Artist. Perhaps that’s what inspired Spain to pick it as its official foreign language Oscar entry for the year. Unlike Michel Hazanavicius' crowd-pleaser, however,Blancanievesalso draws heavy inspiration from Spain’s flamenco and bullfighting traditions. Watch the trailer after the jump.
Berger’s variation of the Snow White story reimagines the character as the daughter of a famous matador (Daniel Giminez Cacho).Sofia Oriaplays the lead, here called Carmencita, in her childhood, whileMacarena Garciatakes over the role as a young woman. When her scheming stepmother (Maribel Verdu) tries to have her killed, Carmencita survives and takes up with a roving band of bullfighting dwarves.
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Blancanieveshad its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall, earning strong reviews.Roger Ebertcalled it “a wonderment,“Varietyliked that it was “sweet without being sugary,” andTHRenthused that it “cleverly reshapes a classic fairy tale.” Special praise has been lavished onAlfonso de Vilallonga, who wrote the flamenco-flavored score, and onKiko de la Rica, who provided the stunning cinematography.Blancanievescomes to U.S. theatersJanuary 18.
