Ninette (film)
Ninette is a Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Garci. Released in 2005, it is based on the plays Ninette y un señor de Murcia and Ninette, modas de París by Miguel Mihura.
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| Directed by | José Luis Garci |
| Produced by | José Luis Garci |
| Written by | Álvaro del Amo Vicente Aranda |
| Starring | Elsa Pataky, Carlos Hipólito, Enrique Villén, Beatriz Carvajal |
| Music by | Pablo Cervantes |
| Cinematography | Raúl Pérez Cubero |
| Edited by | Miguel González Sinde |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Ninette Sánchez (Elsa Pataky) is an intelligent, sexy, charming and spontaneous Parisian girl, daughter of Spanish republican exiles, working in the Galeries Lafayette. Her ingenuousness and beauty charms Andrés (Carlos Hipólito), a humble Spanish vendor of religious items from Murcia, who is staying with her family after he came to Paris to meet "easy" French women. Andrés falls for her many charms. Unfortunately, Ninette's parents, Armando (Enrique Villén) and Bernarda (Beatriz Carvajal) do not take the news well when Ninette announces that she is pregnant.
Cast
- Carlos Hipólito as Andrés
- Elsa Pataky as Alejandra 'Ninette'
- Enrique Villén as Armando
- Beatriz Carvajal as Madame Bernarda
- Fernando Delgado as Monsieur Pierre
- Mar Regueras as Maruja
- Miguel Rellán as Don Roque
- Javivi as Vecino de Ninette / Director del hotel
- Carlos Iglesias as Jugador de mus
- Eduardo Gómez as Jugador de mus
- Jorge Roelas as Jugador de mus
- Luis José Ventin as (billed as Luis Ventín)
- María Elena Flores as Melchora
DVD release
Ninette is available in Region 2 DVD in Spanish with English subtitles.