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Cast
Mercè Montalà
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ramon Canals
as Literary Censor (voice)
Juan Marsé
as Self - Writer
Berta Marsé
as Self - Marsé's Daughter
Sergi Pàmies
as Self - Writer
José Martí Gómez
as Self - Journalist
Joan de Sagarra
as Self - Journalist
Carmen Balcells
as Self - Literary Agent
Javier Cercas
as Self - Writer
Josep Maria Cuenca
as Self - Marsé's Biographer
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2010
Runtime0h 58m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes1
DirectorPedro Ballesteros
WritersCarlos Zanón, Núria Villazán
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsÉrase un vez Juan Marsé
About Érase un vez Juan Marsé
On the occasion of awarding the Cervantes Prize to the Catalan writer Juan Marsé on 23 April 2009, family members, friends and writers offer a sincere portrait of the best chronicler of life in Barcelona, Catalonia, during the post-war period and the worst days of the General Franco dictatorship, in the forties and fifties, and during the economic development and the hard conquest of freedom, in the sixties and seventies.
Directed by Pedro Ballesteros, Érase un vez Juan Marsé leans on a strong ensemble — Mercè Montalà, Ramon Canals, Juan Marsé — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2010.
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