Lights and Shadows

This film within a film is based on the painting Las Meninas by Diego de Velazquez. A young boy enters the canvas of the famous picture of the Spanish king and his court. In order to return to the real world, he must convince the artist to create his famous painting. The other plot involves a film director who is not sure how his film within a film will be created. He is distracted by his troubled marriage and has difficulty focusing on his project.

José Luis Gómez

Diego de Velazquez

Jack Shepherd

Teo

Ángela Molina

Charo

Fermí Reixach

King Felipe IV

• Jaime CaminoDirector · Writer
• José Sanchis SinisterraWriter
• Josep M. CivitDirector of Photography
• Xavier MontsalvatgeOriginal Music Composer

Release date

September 2, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

History