With George Bush on My Mind
2003 Spanish film
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With George Bush on My Mind (Spanish: Los abajo firmantes;[1] transl. 'The Signers Below') is a 2003 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Joaquín Oristrell, which stars Javier Cámara, Juan Diego Botto, Elvira Mínguez and María Botto.
- María Botto
- Javier Cámara
- Juan Diego Botto
- Elvira Mínguez
- Joaquín Oristrell
- Joaquín Oristrell
- Cristina Rota
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| Spanish | Los abajo firmantes |
| Directed by | Joaquín Oristrell |
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| Cinematography | Mischa Lluch |
| Edited by | Miguel Ángel Santamaría |
| Music by | Nacho Mastretta |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The plot follows a troupe of thespians preparing a stage play (García Lorca's Play Without a Title). The replacement lead actor is also set to read an anti-war manifesto at the end of the show.
Cast
- Javier Cámara as Mario[2]
- Juan Diego Botto as Jorge[3]
- Elvira Mínguez as Carmen[3]
- María Botto as Laura[3]
- José Manuel Cervino as Padre de Laura[3]
- Raúl García as Joven[3]
- Jesús Díaz as Leñador[3]
- Fernando Guillén as Tramoyista[3]
- Rebeca Fernández as Hada[3]
Production
Release
The film premiered at the 51st San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2003.[6] It was theatrically released in Spain on 17 October 2003.[3]
Reception
Esteve Riambau of Fotogramas rated the film 5 out of 5 stars, writing that the film came "from the guts" to show the actors' commitment to the campaign against the Iraq War, and that it also "becomes an excellent portrait of the world of comedians", praising its boldness as the best thing about it.[7]
Casimiro Torreiro of El País considered, that rather than an erudite dissection of a stage play, the film tries to "reproduce the emotional pulse of a few days, those of the first months of 2003, lived frantically"; the chronicle about the commitment to protest against the war in Iraq, also praising the performances of the two Bottos, Mínguez and Cámara.[8]