Begin the Beguine (film)

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Begin the Beguine
Directed by Jose Luis Garci
Written by Jose Luis Garci,
Angel Llorente
Starring Antonio Ferrandis
Running time 87 /93 minutes
Country Spain
Language Spanish
IMDb profile

Begin the Beguine is a 1982 Spanish film about a man who returns to his homeland after many years. Its original Spanish title is Volver a empezar, which means Starting Again; the English language title refers to the song "Begin the Beguine" by Cole Porter.

The film won the 1982 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and was the first Spanish film to do so.

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Preceded by
Mephisto
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1982
Succeeded by
Fanny and Alexander
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