---
title: 'If They Tell You I Fell (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vicente Aranda'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/if-they-tell-you-i-fell-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098324/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# If They Tell You I Fell (1989)

1989 · 120 min · Drama · Spain


## Synopsis

If They Tell You I Fell is a 1989 Spanish film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, starring Victoria Abril and Jorge Sanz along with Antonio Banderas and Javier Gurruchaga. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Juan Marsé, which was based on the killing of Carmen Broto. Set mostly in the old quarter of 1940s Barcelona, the film centers in a young rag and bone merchant who falls in love with a prostitute. If They Tell You I Fell has an intricate narrative in which real and imagined stories blend in a crosswords style.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vicente Aranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-aranda)
- **Screenplay:** [Vicente Aranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-aranda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [José Nieto](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-nieto-2)
- **Producer:** [Enrique Viciano](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-viciano)
- **Director of Photography:** [Juan Amorós](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-amoros)
- **Editor:** [Teresa Font](https://cinepixo.com/people/teresa-font)

## Cast

- [Lluís Homar](https://cinepixo.com/people/lluis-homar)
- [Ferran Rañé i Blasco](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferran-rane-i-blasco)
- [Victoria Abril](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-abril)
- [Teresa Cunillé i Rovira](https://cinepixo.com/people/teresa-cunille-i-rovira)
- [María Botto](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-botto)
- [Aitor Merino](https://cinepixo.com/people/aitor-merino)
- [Guillermo Montesinos](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-montesinos)
- [Montserrat Salvador](https://cinepixo.com/people/montserrat-salvador)
- [Antonio Banderas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-banderas)
- [Joan Dalmau i Comas](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-dalmau-i-comas)
- [Joan Miralles Ribas](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-miralles-ribas)
- [Carles Sabater](https://cinepixo.com/people/carles-sabater)
- [Cesáreo Estébanez](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesareo-estebanez)
- [Rosa Morata](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosa-morata)
- [Jorge Sanz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-sanz)

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