Lights and Shadows

Overview

This film within a film is based on the painting Las Meninas by Diego de Velazquez. A young boy enters the canvas of the famous picture of the Spanish king and his court. In order to return to the real world, he must convince the artist to create his famous painting. The other plot involves a film director who is not sure how his film within a film will be created. He is distracted by his troubled marriage and has difficulty focusing on his project.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 2, 1988

Original language

English

Cast

Fermí Reixach,José Luis Gómez,Jack Shepherd,Ángela Molina

Director

Jaime Camino

Writer

Jaime Camino,José Sanchis Sinisterra

Cinematography

Josep M. Civit

Music

Xavier Montsalvatge

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0095555