La hora de los valientes 1998
Manuel, a young anarchist, is a great admirer of classic art. He works as a security guard at the Prado Museum. Just after the outbreak of Civil War in 1936, the Spanish Government decides to transfer the works from the Prado to Valencia in an effort to protect the historical heritage. Manuel recovers a self-portrait of Francisco de Goya. The film is set in Madrid, in the early months of the fighting. And as its basis, it has a love story.
Many critics call this Antonio Mercero’s best film, referring to its higher professional standard than his other works. The mise-en-scene is extraordinary, and the camera movements break away from their typical use until then. It also addresses the subject delicately, paying special attention to development of the characters and progression of the plot in a context where bombings and murders had become everyday occurrences.
Actors: Adriana Ozores, Gabino Diego, Héctor Colomé, Leonor Watling, Luis Cuenca
Length: 124 minutes
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1998 - Antonio Mercero, Leonor Watling and Gabino Diego filming "La hora de los valientes"
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Awards
Jury Prize at the Moscow Film Festival
Newspapers
1998 - "A story of love and war"
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1998 - "Premier time in Valladolid" (premier of the film "La hora de los valientes")
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1998 - "Bullets over Goya"
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1998-03-16 - "Antonio Mercero, from small to large screen"
El Mundo
1998-05-14 - "Mercero returns to film with a love story in the middle of the Civil War"
Diario Vasco
1998-05-14 - "Mercero returns to film with 'La hora de los valientes'"
ABC
1998-05-25 - "Mercero and his valiant characters"
Diez Minutos
1998-06-02 - "Mercero films his vision of the civil war"
El Periódico
1998-06-07 - "Antonio Mercero returns to cinema with a film set in the Civil War"
El Mundo
1998-06-20 - Antonio Mercero: "I want it to be like a story told by a child, a story filled with idealism"
El País
1998-11-21 - Antonio Mercero: "Telling the story of the Civil War is an obligation"
El Norte de Castilla
1998-12-02 - Antonio Mercero: "Narrating the Civil War is a personal, moral and historic duty"
El Mundo
1998-12-04 - "Mercero returns to film" (with "La hora de los valientes")
El Correo
1998-12-04 - "Antonio Mercero makes Goya a witness to the Spanish Civil War"
La Vanguardia
1998-12-18 - "Antonio Mercero puts Goya as witness to daily life during the Civil War"
Diario Vasco
1998-12-18 - "Antonio Mercero returns, it is 'La hora de los valientes'"
La Razón
1998-12-18 - "Antonio Mercero's return to film"
Diario Vasco
1998-12-19 - "Antonio Mercero returns to film with a tragic comedy about the Civil War"
El Correo
1998-12-20 - "Brilliant tribute to the Prado"
El País
1998-12-20 - Antonio Mercero: "We must reach ideas through emotions"
El País
1998-12-21 - Antonio Mercero: "It is painful to investigate the war, because you find much hatred"
Diario Vasco
1998-12-26 - Review of the film "La hora de los valientes": "Paco the militiaman"
Egunkaria
1999-07-30 - "Mercero's film wins the Special Prize at the Moscow Festival"
Gara
2003-05-10 - "Sweet historical fiction"
El País