Synopsis
The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.
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Cast
- Antonio BanderasMarcelino
- Golshifteh FarahaniConchita
- Rupert EverettMonseñor
- Pierre NineyPaul Ratier
- Henry GoodmanDe los Ríos
- Tristán UlloaAbbé Breuil
- Irene EscolarMaría
- Allegra AllenMaría Sautuola
- Clément SibonyCartailhac
- JaviviHarlé
Recommendations
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The New York Times
In Antonio Banderas, Mr. Hudson has a winning de Sautuola of personal modesty, scientific integrity and paternal warmth. - 70
Village Voice
Hugh Hudson's Finding Altamira is a rote but engaging historical drama about the eternal debate between truth and mythology. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Although the script by Olivia Hetreed and José Luis López-Linares traffics in vital ideas and still-timely assertions (“We shouldn’t try to fit facts into a set of beliefs!”), a looser, less self-important approach would have helped. - 50
Variety
[Banderas] acquits himself admirably with his restrained yet subtly detailed portrayal of an intelligent man subjected to the stings of intolerant attitudes and professional jealousies. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Directed by veteran "Chariots of Fire" filmmaker Hugh Hudson, the semi-compelling Finding Altamira is let down by ordinary acting, way too many scholarly adages and a perplexing level of inaction.
