If They Tell You I Fell

If They Tell You I Fell
Theatrical release poster
SpanishSi te dicen que caí
Directed byVicente Aranda
Screenplay byVicente Aranda
Based onSi te dicen que caí
by Juan Marsé
Produced byEnrique Viciano
Starring
CinematographyJuan Amorós
Edited byTeresa Font
Music byJosé Nieto
Production
company
Ideas y Producciones Cinematográficas
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release dates
  • 17 September 1989 (1989-09-17) (Zinemaldia)
  • 19 September 1989 (1989-09-19) (Spain)
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Budget168 million

If They Tell You I Fell (Spanish: Si te dicen que caí) is a 1989 Spanish film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, starring Victoria Abril and Jorge Sanz along with Antonio Banderas and Javier Gurruchaga. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Juan Marsé, which was based on the killing of Carmen Broto.[1] Set mostly in the old quarter of 1940s Barcelona, the film centers in a young rag and bone merchant who falls in love with a prostitute. If They Tell You I Fell has an intricate narrative in which real and imagined stories blend in a crosswords style.

  1. ^ Minder, Raphael (2020-07-23). "Juan Marsé, Who Wrote of Spain's Dark Years, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-06.