La Biblia en pasta

Last updated
La Biblia en pasta
Labibliaenpastafilm.jpeg
Directed by Manuel Summers
Written byManuel Summers
Starring Celedón Parra
Annette Meisl
Fulgencio Sequeiro
José Luis de la Fuente
Emilio Fornet
Guillermo Summers
Manuel Summers
Music by Carlos Viziello
Release date
1984
Running time
87 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

La Biblia en pasta (Spanish for "The Bible in pulp paper", a Spanish idiom for something hard and difficult) is a 1984 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Summers. It is a humorous version of some episodes from the Old Testament. [1]

Contents

Plot

The film shows a humorous version of four episodes of Genesis: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the Flood and the Tower of Babel, also Abraham appears very briefly at the end. There are many anachronisms for humorous purposes, such as Noah's Ark having windscreen wipers or Cain singing the Internationale and absurd jokes such as Noah painting stripes on a white horse to hide not having a zebra.

Critic

Spanish critic Carlos Aguilar in his Guía del cine español considers this film "painful". [2]

Related Research Articles

Manuel Summers Rivero was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">José Coronado</span> Spanish actor

José María Coronado García is a Spanish film and television actor and former model. His performances playing law enforcement officer roles have brought him some of the greatest successes of his career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1st Goya Awards</span> Award ceremony for Spanish films of 1986

The 1st Goya Awards were presented at the Teatro Lope de Vega, Madrid on 17 March 1987, and was presented by Fernando Rey.

<i>The Dumbfounded King</i> 1991 film

El rey pasmado is a 1991 French-Portuguese-Spanish comedy-historical film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Joan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The screenplay was based on Torrente's 1989 novel Crónica del rey pasmado.

Mariano Ozores Puchol is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He was a prolific specialist in the sex comedy and Francoist comedy.

Los tramposos is a 1959 Spanish comedy film directed by Pedro Lazaga and starring Tony Leblanc and Antonio Ozores. The movie is about two small-time con-men.

Carlos Aguilar is a Spanish film critic and novelist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Málaga Film Festival</span>

The Málaga Film Festival, formerly Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE), is an annual film festival held in Málaga, Spain. The festival was established to promote Spanish cinema and help disseminate information about Spanish films. Since 2017, it features an additional focus on Ibero-American films.

<i>Torrente 3: el protector</i> 2005 Spanish film

Torrente 3: el protector is a 2005 Spanish black comedy film directed, written, produced and starring Santiago Segura as the lead character, Spanish cop José Luis Torrente. The film was the third in the popular Torrente series and was successful at the box office. Santiago Segura decided to make a parody of the American film The Bodyguard, which was directed by Mick Jackson and starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.

<i>The Battalion in the Shadows</i> 1957 film by Manuel Mur Oti

The Battalion in the Shadows is a 1957 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti.

<i>Miracle of the White Suit</i> 1956 film by Rafael Gil

Miracle of the White Suit is a 1956 Italian-Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Miguel Gil, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Julia Martínez.

The Fisher of Songs is a 1954 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Marujita Díaz, Tony Leblanc and Antonio Molina.

Así en el cielo como en la tierra is a 1995 Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Cuerda.

<i>Black Serenade</i> 2001 film

Black Serenade is a 2001 Spanish slasher film directed and written by Pedro L. Barbero and Vicente J. Martín about a serial killer who, dressed with a tuno cape and a mask, kills underperforming university students.

Here Are the Aguilares! is a 1957 Mexican musical comedy Western film written and directed by Jaime Salvador, and starring Luis Aguilar, Antonio Aguilar, Rosa de Castilla and Lucy Gallardo. The film's sets were designed by art director Jesús Bracho. It is considered among Luis Aguilar's most famous works.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricardo Gómez (actor)</span> Spanish actor

Ricardo Parrondo Gómez, known professionally as Ricardo Gómez, is a Spanish television, film and stage actor. His early success as an actor is intrinsic to his 17-year long performance playing the character of Carlitos Alcántara in the TV series Cuéntame cómo pasó, between 2001 and 2018.

<i>Undercover Wedding Crashers</i> 2021 Spanish film

Undercover Wedding Crashers is a 2021 Spanish action comedy film directed by Carlos Therón which stars Julián López, Natalia de Molina, Carlos Librado and Miren Ibarguren, among others. It is an adaptation of the 2013 Italian film Song'e Napule.

References

  1. La Biblia en pasta Archived 2013-04-24 at the Wayback Machine en actormania.com
  2. Aguilar, Carlos (2007). Guía del cine español. Cátedra. p. 121. ISBN   978-84-376-2419-8.