The Autonomines

1983 Spanish film
The Autonomines
Spanish film poster
SpanishLas autonosuyas
Directed byRafael Gil
Screenplay byFernando Vizcaíno Casas
Based onLas autonosuyas
by Fernando Vizcaíno Casas
Starring
CinematographyJosé F. Aguayo
Edited byJosé Luis Matesanz
Music byGregorio García Segura
Production
company
Coral Producciones Cinematográficas
Release date
  • 4 August 1983 (1983-08-04)
Running time
89 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Autonomines (Spanish: Las autonosuyas) is a 1983 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil from a screenplay by Fernando Vizcaíno Casas based on the latter's novel of the same name.[1] It stars Alfredo Landa, María Casanova [es], and Manolo Codeso.[2] The plot is set in a fictional village of Rebollar the la Mata in the Madrid mountains.[1] The film is a neo-Francoist political satire that criticises the perceived democratic overreaches during the Transition in Spain specially focusing on the autonomous communities.[3]

Partial cast

References

  1. ^ a b Peña Ardid, Carmen. "Las autonosuyas". Transición española. Representaciones en Cine, Literatura, Teatro y Televisión. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
  2. ^ de España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 120. ISBN 0313294593.
  3. ^ Magaldi, Adrián (2024). "Las autonosuyas (1983): una sátira neofranquista en el cine de la Transición española". Filmhistoria Online. 34 (1–2). Barcelona: Universidad de Barcelona: 238. doi:10.1344/fh.2024.34.1-2.238-261. ISSN 2014-668X.
  • The Autonomines at IMDb
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