Begin the Beguine (film)
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| Directed by | José Luis Garci |
| Written by | José Luis Garci Ángel Llorente |
| Produced by | José Luis Garci |
| Starring | Antonio Ferrandis Encarna Paso |
| Cinematography | Manuel Rojas |
| Edited by | Miguel González Sinde |
| Music by | Johann Pachelbel Cole Porter |
Production company | Nickel Odeon |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | ESP 190,713,512 (Spain) |
Begin the Beguine (Spanish: Volver a empezar) is a 1982 Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Antonio Ferrandis. The plot follows the story of a Spaniard who returns to his homeland after many years in exile when he wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. Its original Spanish title, Volver a Empezar, means Starting Again.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, and was the first Spanish film to do so.