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A Tale of Ham and Passion

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Original title

Jamón, jamónaka

AKA

Ham Ham
Jamón, Jamón

Year

1992

Running time

95 min.

Country

Spain

Director

Bigas Luna

Screenwriter

Cuca Canals, Bigas Luna

Cast

Music

Nicola Piovani

Cinematography

José Luis Alcaine

Producer

Lolafilms, Ovideo, Sogepaq

Genre

Comedy. Drama. Romance | Small Town Life (Non-North American). Melodrama

Synopsis

Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia falls pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most likely against the wishes of his parents. Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia.

Awards: 1992: Venice Film Festival: Silver Lion (Best Director)

1992: Goya Awards: 6 nominations, including Best Movie, Director, Actor (Bardem)

1993: Ondas Awards: 2 awards.

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