Julieta (film)
Julieta (Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈljeta]) is a 2016 Spanish melodrama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar based on "Chance", "Silence" and "Soon", three short stories from the 2004 book Runaway by Alice Munro. The film is Almodóvar's 20th feature and stars Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte as older and younger versions of the film's protagonist, Julieta, alongside Daniel Grao, Inma Cuesta, Darío Grandinetti, Michelle Jenner and Rossy de Palma.
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| Directed by | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Screenplay by | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Based on | "Chance", "Silence" and "Soon" by Alice Munro |
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| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | Alberto Iglesias |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Entertainment España |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $22.5 million |
The film opened on 8 April 2016 in Spain to generally positive reviews. It made its international debut at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, and was released across the world throughout the remainder of 2016. Julieta has grossed over $22 million worldwide.
It was selected by the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but did not make the shortlist. It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, in addition to receiving four nominations for European Film Awards and seven nominations for Goya Awards.