Blancanieves

Director: Pablo Berger
Cast: Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 2013
Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival

Synopsis: Once upon a time, there was a little girl who never knew her mother. She learned the art of her father, a famous bullfighter, but was hated by her evil stepmother. One day she ran away with a troupe of dwarfs and became a legend. Set in southern Spain in the 1920s, Blancanieves is a tribute to silent film. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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The Playlist Reviews

Review: 'Blancanieves' Doesn't Necessarily Transcend Silent Film Gimmick, But Still Proves To Be A Rewarding Fable

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Leonard Maltin Reviews

BLANCANIEVES

It’s almost impossible to write about this black & white silent film without mentioning last year’s sleeper "The Artist." Some critics have chosen to praise the Spanish import at the expense of its Oscar-winning predecessor—perhaps because it was drummed into the front ranks by Harvey Weinstein’s ag...
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