Synopsis
A re-telling of the classic Brothers’ Grimm fairy tale “Snow White”, Blancanieves is a homage to the black-and-white Golden Age of Europe’s silent cinema. Set in a romanticized 1920s Seville, Berger’s Snow White is Carmen, the daughter of a famous bull
fighter, who lives under the tyrannical rule of her monstrous, evil stepmother, Encarna. She escapes and joins a troupe of bullfighting
dwarves, where her beauty and natural talent in the ring attract notices from the press. But soon the news reaches Encarna, who at last she knows where to find Carmen, and she prepares for the final showdown.
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Movie Details
| Switzerland Releases: |
January 30th, 2013 (Wide) |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for some violent content and sexuality.
(Rating bulletin 2258, 2/6/2013) |
| Running Time: |
104 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Step-Family, Dysfunctional Family, Dwarfism, Modern Adaptation, Retro Black and White, Wheelchair User, Silent Film, Romani, Bullfighting, Faulty Memory |
| Source: | Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Arcadia Motion Pictures, Nix Films, Sisifo Films, The Kraken Films, Noodles Production, Arte France Cinema, Mama Films, uFilm, UFund |
| Production Countries: |
France, Spain |
| Languages: |
Silent |
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March 29th, 2013
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March 15th, 2013
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Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2013/02/08 |
11 |
$12,442 |
|
6 |
$2,074 |
$31,317 |
2 |
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