The Pedal-Push Car
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| Spanish | El coche de pedales |
| Directed by | Ramón Barea |
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| Cinematography | Paco Belda |
| Edited by | Julia Juániz |
| Music by | João Gil |
| Distributed by | Golem Distribución |
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The Pedal-Push Car (Spanish: El coche de pedales) is a 2003 drama film directed by Ramón Barea starring Álex Angulo, Rosana Pastor, and Pablo Gómez. It is a Spanish-Portuguese co-production.
Plot
Set in the 1959 Holy Week in Francoist Spain, the plot follows nine-year-old Pablito, who grows a fondness for a pedal-push car that his parents cannot afford. He comes to interact with and develop a deeper understanding of his family in the mother side (wealthy Francoists), and his family on his father side (vanquished Republicans).[1][2]
Cast
- Álex Angulo as Don Pablo[3]
- Rosana Pastor as Estrella[3]
- Pablo Gómez as Pablito[3]
- María Pastor as Estrellita[3]
- Mikel Losada as Ángel[3]
- Cesáreo Estébanez[4]
- Juli Cantó as Roberto[3]
- Isabel Ruth[4]
- Loli Astoreka[4]
- Ione Irazabal[4]
Production
Ramón Barea wrote the screenplay along with Felipe Loza.[4][5] The film is a Spanish-Portuguese co-production by Trafico de Ideas, Malvarrosa Media, Alokatu, and Take 2000, with a crew primarily consisting of Basque and Valencian professionals.[6] It features Esperanto-language dialogue.[7] It was fully shot in the centre of Valencia and its surroundings.[6]
Release
The film opened the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival in November 2003.[8] Distributed by Golem Distribución,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 16 January 2004.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety declared the film "an utterly convincing, gently comic sketch of an era refracted through the candid gaze of its child protagonist".[3]
See also
References
- ^ Sánchez, Esther (16 January 2004). "Ramón Barea traza una crónica sentimental de la España de 1959". El País.
- ^ "'El Coche de Pedales' de Ramón Barea, esta noche, en ETB2". EiTB. 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Holland, Jonathan (2 February 2004). "The Pedal-Push Car". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e "'El coche de pedales', de Ramón Barea, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 10 April 2004.
- ^ "'El coche de pedales' o la complicada vida de los adultos a través de los ojos de un niño". El Mundo. 15 January 2004.
- ^ a b Gisbert, Paco (15 January 2004). "Del Sáhara al coche de pedales". El País.
- ^ "Quién es Ramón Barea, el actor de 'Cinco lobitos'". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento. 11 February 2023.
- ^ Vallellano, Lucía (10 November 2003). "'El coche de pedales' y 'En fin, el mar' abren la pugna por el Colón de Oro". El País.