Cervantes versus Lope

Cervantes versus Lope

2016 · 87 min · ★ 5.2 · History, Drama

Mockumentary about the confrontation between Miguel de Cervantes and Lope de Vega around the apocryphal second part of the Quijote signed by Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda. It also tells the relations of other writers and influent persons on the Spanish Golden Age.

Directed by Manuel Huerga · Written by Manel Lucas

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