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Directed by | Arturo Ripstein |
Written by |
Paz Alicia Garciadiego Gabriel García Márquez |
Produced by | Gabriel Ripstein |
Starring | Fernando Luján |
Cinematography | Guillermo Granillo |
Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
Music by | David Mansfield |
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Distributed by | Alta Films |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
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Language | Spanish |
No One Writes to the Colonel ( Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico. It is based on the eponymous novella by Colombian author and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez.
The production of the film was somewhat of a family affair, with Arturo Ripstein directing, his wife Paz Alicia Garciadiego writing the screenplay, and their son Gabriel Ripstein making his debut as producer. [1] [2] [3]
The film was Mexico's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination. [4] It was also entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. [5]