Enrique Cerezo Producciones and El Deseo present

CON LA PATA QUEBRADA

A documentary by

Diego GALÁN

Produced by Enrique Cerezo and Agustín Almodóvar

Cannes Screening TUESDAY 21ST OF MAY AT 7.45 PM

Salle Buñuel Production Press Agent Esther García Rodríguez Isabelle Buron esther@eldeseo.es 00 33 (0)6 12 62 49 23

isabelle.buron@wanadoo.fr www.isabelleburon.com and Alba Paz (Assistant)

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SYNOPSIS

Ilustrated by no fewer than 180 film fragments, a chronical of the way women have been represented in Spanish cinema from the 30s to the present day. This is also another way to look back over the Spanish history.

CREW

Spain – 2013 – 86 minutes – HDCAM 5.1

Screenplay / Director Diego Galán

Executive producers Enrique Cerezo et Agustín Almodóvar

Documentary sources Juan Sánchez

Editor Juan Barrero

Production Carlos Bernases and Esther García

Music Bernardo Bonezzi

Voice Carlos Hipólito

A production by Enrique Cerezo P.C y El Deseo

THE DIRECTOR

Diego Galán is a film critic, writer and director. He directed several series on cinema for Spanish television, among which Memorias del cine español and Queridos cómicos. He is also the author of specialized books such as Carta abierta a Berlanga ; Fernán Gómez, un señor muy pelirrojo ; Un joven llamado Saura ; Pilar Miró, nadie me enseñó a vivir y Jack Lemmon nunca cenó aquí – the latter having been inspired by his experience when he directed the San Sebastián International Film Festival, from 1986 to 2000. Besides, he directed documentaries, among which ¿Quién fue Pilar Miró? and Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones. Diego Galán has also been a film critic for the Spanish daily EL PAIS since 1980.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE OF INTENT

It is said that the twentieth century's only succesful revolution was women´s liberation. This of course refers to the western world where the right to vote, access to management positions and the sexual revolution marked a paradigm shift in the history of women's status in society ... and yet there is still a long way to go. I'm pointing at Spain which was traditionally, and still is, a male chauvinist country. The title comes from the revealing saying "La Mujer casada y honesta, con la pata quebrada y en casa" (lit. "The good honest wife at home with a broken leg.") which doesn't seem as harsh in any of our neighbours' languages. In French, the closest equivalent we have found is "Retourne à tes fourneaux" (lit. "Get back to your stoves"), and in English, "Barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen". Nothing as cutting as the Spanish phrase. As a result when making my film I concentrated on Spanish cinema. Movies, whether we want them to or not, always reflect reality or a part of it ; At each step in history Spanish films have mirrored the customs and political situation of the country. In the thirties, once the king had been diposed, a republic offering men and women equal rights and freedoms was established. The civil war also divided women into two groups, Facism's victory put them back in their place: "At home with a broken leg." After the death of Franco, Spanish women joined the existing global struggle for liberation and they have not yet surrendered their arms ! We have created a humourous montage by assembling clips from 180 films and documentaries. We weren't able to use everything that we wanted to but I feel the ones in the film are very significant. Unfortunately, some of the original recordings have disappeared so we were forced to use poor quality copies. Anyway, WITH A BROKEN LEG aims both to inform and amuse. I hope we have succeeded. Diego Galán

(Translation : Catrin Egan)

ENRIQUE CEREZO, P.C., S.A. FILMOGRAPHY

2013 PATA QUEBRADA Y EN CASA - Diego Galán Produced by ENRIQUE CEREZO P.C. and EL DESEO 2013 – In editing LAS BRUJAS DE ZUGARRAMURDI - Alex de la Iglesia Produced by ENRIQUE CEREZO, P.C. (Spain) and SAS LA FERME PRODUCTIONS (France) 2012 DRÁCULA (EN 3D) - Dario Argento LA MONTAÑA RUSA - Emilio Martínez Lázaro 2011 LA DAGA DE RASPUTIN - Jesús Bonilla 2010 LA VENGANZA DE IRA VAMP Produced by ENRIQUE CEREZO, P.C. (Spain) and PASH 2008 TODOS ESTAMOS INVITADOS - Manuel Gutiérrez-Aragón 2007 LAS TRECE ROSAS - Emilio Martínez Lázaro SIETE MESAS (DE BILLAR FRANCÉS) - Gracia Querejeta EN BUSCA DE LA TUMBA DE CRISTO - Giulio Base LA CARTA ESFERICA - Imanol Uribe 2006 DESDE QUE AMANECE APETECE - Antonio del Real 2005 LAS CHICAS ANDAN SUELTAS - Juan Vicente Córdoba OTROS DIAS VENDRAN - Eduard Cortes EL INSPECTOR RUPEREZ Y EL CASO DEL CADAVER SIN CABEZA - Alvaro Saenz de Heredia 2004 FRANKY BANDERAS - José Luis García Sánchez EL CHOCOLATE DEL LORO - Ernesto Martín TIOVIVO (C) 1950 - José Luis Garci 2003 PLATILLOS VOLANTES - Oscar Aibar HOTEL DANUBIO - Antonio Jiménez Rico 2002 EL ORO DE MOSCU - Jesús Bonilla EL SUEÑO DE LA MAESTRA - Luis García Berlanga HISTORIA DE UN BESO - José Luis Garci

TIEMPO DE TORMENTA - Pedro Olea EL VIENTRE DE JULIETTE - Martin Provost 2001 EL LADO OSCURO DEL CORAZON II - Eliseo Subiela ANTIGUA VIDA MIA - Hector Olivera LA SOLEDAD ERA ESTO - Sergio Renan SARA UNA ESTRELLA LA VIDA DE NADIE - Eduard Cortés 2000 JUANA LA LOCA - Vicente Aranda JUEGO DE LUNA - Mónica Laguna YOU’RE THE ONE - José Luis Garci EL CELO - Antonio Aloy 1999 AUNQUE TU NO LO SEPAS - Juan Vicente Córdoba ME DA IGUAL - David Gordon YOYES - Helena Taberna HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE - Juan Carlos Desanzo MIRKA - Rachid Benhadj ¡PÍDELE CUENTAS AL REY! - José Antonio Quirós LA JUSTICIA DE LOS FORAJIDOS - Willian J. Corcoran UN DÓLAR POR LOS MUERTOS - Gene Quintano 1998 EXTRAÑOS - Imanol Uribe LA HORA DE LOS VALIENTES - Antonio Mercero LA VUELTA DEL COYOTE - Mario Camus 1997 LA BUENA ESTRELLA - Ricardo Franco AL LIMITE - Eduardo Campoy LA PISTOLA DE MI HERMANO - Ray Loriga MUERTE EN GRANADA - Marcos Zurinaga LA HERIDA LUMINOSA - José Luis Garci EL ESCARABAJO DE ORO - Vicente J. Martín 1996 BRUJAS - Alvaro Fernández Armero ADOSADOS - Mario Camus MANOA, LA CIUDAD DE ORO - Juan Piquer Simon SOMBRAS Y LUCES: 100 AÑOS DE CINE ESPAÑOL - Antonio Giménez Rico EL PERRO DEL HORTELANO - Pilar Miró

EL DESEO FILMOGRAPHY

Features 1987 La ley del deseo. Pedro Almodóvar 1988 Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios. Pedro Almodóvar 1989 Atame. Pedro Almodóvar 1991 Tacones lejanos. Pedro Almodóvar (coproduction) 1992 Acción mutante. Alex de la Iglesia (coproduction)

Tierra fría. Antonio Campos (coproduction) 1993 Kika. Pedro Almodóvar (coproducción) 1995 La flor de mi secreto. Pedro Almodóvar (coproduction) 1996 Tengo una casa. Mónica Laguna Pasajes . Daniel Calparsoro. 1997 Carne trémula. Pedro Almodóvar 1998 ¡A trabajar!. Alain Guesnier (coproduction) 1999 Todo sobre mi madre. Pedro Almodóvar (coproduction) 2001 La fiebre del loco. Andres Wood (coproduction) El espinazo del diablo. Guillermo del Toro (coproduction) 2002 Hable con ella. Pedro Almodóvar 2003 Mi vida sin mí. Isabel Coixet. Descongélate. Dunia Ayaso y Félix Sabroso (coproduction) 2004 La mala educación. Pedro Almodóvar La niña santa. Lucrecia Martel (coproduction) 2005 La vida secreta de las palabras. Isabel Coixet (coproduction) 2006 Volver. Pedro Almodóvar Cobrador. In god we trust. (Paul Leduc) (coproduction) 2008 La mujer rubia. Lucrecia Martel (coproduction) 2008 El patio de mi cárcel. Belén Macías (coproduction) (coproduction) 2009 Los abrazos rotos. Pedro Almodóvar

El último verano de la Boyita. Julia Solomonoff (coproduction) 2011 La Piel que Habito. Pedro Almodóvar 2013 Los amantes pasajeros. Pedro Almodóvar Documentaries 2003 Eyengui, el dios del sueño. José Manuel Novoa (coproduction) 2004 Los sin tierra. Miguel Barros (coproduction) 2004 Caravana. Gerardo Olivares (coproduction) 2005 César y Zaín. Larry Levene (coproduction) 2008 Historias de las Montañas de la Bruma. Larry Levene (coproduction) El Señor de Sipan. José Manuel Novoa (coproduction) 2011 José y Pilar. Miguel Gonçalves Mendes (coproduction) 2012 The Labéque Way. Félix Cabez (coproduction) 2013 Con la pata quebrada. Diego Galán (coproduction)