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The Lost Paradise

This literary film is imbued with the disenchantment of Spanish exiles who left their homes to protest Franco's fascist regime and then returned after its demise to find that democracy had not instilled either ethics or deep motivation in government leaders. Director Basilio Martin Patino presents his story, and a large part of the film is based on his own life, through the experiences of an exiled heroine played by Charo Lopez. She has returned to Spain to look for meaning in her life, something that she never found living in Germany, not even after having a child. She is also in the process of translating the German lyric poet Friederich Holderlin (see the 1985 Halfte Des Lebens) into Spanish, focusing on his epic Hyperion. Excerpts from the translation are voiced over throughout the film. As she looks up old friends from many, many years ago, even those who have achieved worldly success are suffering from the same ennui that propelled her back home.

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The Lost Paradise

January 13, 1985
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Crew (35)

Directing

Juan Ignacio Soriano
Assistant Director
Margarita Pardo
Script Supervisor

Writing

Production

Otilia Domínguez
Production Secretary
Luis Gutiérrez
Unit Production Manager
José Garijo
Assistant Production Manager
Ángel Hernández Zoido
Assistant Production Manager
José Luis Pérez Tristán
Production Manager

Sound

Carmelo Bernaola
Music Arranger
Luis Castro
Sound Effects
Enrique Molinero
Sound Mixer

Art

Pablo Núñez
Title Designer
J.C. Martín de Vidales
Set Decoration
Eduardo Torre de la Fuente
Production Design

Camera

José Luis Alcaine
Director of Photography
José Luis Criado
Assistant Camera
Ramón Perdiguero
Assistant Camera
Nicolás Muñoz
Still Photographer
Alfredo Mayo
Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Fernanda Andura
Costume Design
Alicia Regueiro
Hairstylist
Antonio Segovia
Makeup Artist
Romana González
Makeup Artist
Humberto Cornejo
Wardrobe Master

Crew

José Fillola
Carpenter

Editing

Josefa Ferré
Assistant Editor
Juan Ignacio San Mateo
Assistant Editor

Lighting

Visual Effects

Pablo Núñez
Visual Effects