Begin the Beguine (film)

Volver a empezar
Film poster
Directed byJosé Luis Garci
Written byJosé Luis Garci
Ángel Llorente
Produced byJosé Luis Garci
StarringAntonio Ferrandis
Encarna Paso
CinematographyManuel Rojas
Edited byMiguel González Sinde
Music byJohann Pachelbel
Cole Porter
Production
company
Nickel Odeon
Release date
  • 11 March 1982 (1982-03-11)
(Spain)
Running time
87 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box officeESP 190,713,512 (Spain)

Begin the Beguine (Spanish: Volver a empezar) is a 1982 Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Antonio Ferrandis. The plot follows the story of a Spaniard who returns to his homeland after many years in exile when he wins the Nobel Prize in literature. Its original Spanish title, Volver a Empezar, means Starting Again.

The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards,[1] and was the first Spanish film to do so.

  1. ^ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

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