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No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico. It is based on the eponymous novella by Colombian author and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez.
Plot summary. Literary significance and criticism. Film, TV or theatrical adaptations. Cultural references. Release details. References. No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a novella written by the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez. It also gives its name to a short story collection.
- Gabriel García Márquez, J. S. Bernstein
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May 24, 1999 · No One Writes to the Colonel. Confirming Arturo Ripstein's standing as Mexico's foremost auteur, "No One Writes to the Colonel" is a deeply moving adaptation of one of Nobel Prize winner Gabriel ...
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Ernesto Yáñez. Don Sabas. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. An elderly veteran (the Colonel), waits for his pension patiently, hoping it will come in each Friday's mail, even as...
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Jun 2, 1999 · Novel. Paz Alicia Garciadiego. Screenplay. Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.
1999. Sundance Film Festival. 2000 | Winner: Latin America Cinema Award. International Film Festival Rotterdam. 2000. Goya Awards. 2000 | Nominee: Best Screenplay - Adapted. Cast & Crew. Show all ( 18) Arturo Ripstein Director. Fernando Luján Cast. Marisa Paredes Cast. Salma Hayek Cast. Rafael Inclán Cast. Paz Alicia Garciadiego Screenplay.
