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Writers:
Rafael Azcona (screenplay)
Rafael Azcona (story)
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Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
In a small spanish town, a group of old ladies decide to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "Sit a poor... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination more
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The desperation of Spain seen through the looking-glass of black comedy. more

Cast

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Cassen ... Plácido Alonso (as Casto Sendra 'Cassen')
José Luis López Vázquez ... Gabino Quintanilla
Elvira Quintillá ... Emilia
Manuel Alexandre ... Julián Alonso
Mario Bustos (as Mario de Bustos)
María Francés
Mari Carmen Yepes ... Martita (as Carmen Yepes)
Jesús Puche ... Don Arturo
Roberto Llamas
Amelia de la Torre ... Doña Encarna de Galán
Juan G. Medina
José María Caffarel ... Zapater
Xan das Bolas ... Rivas
Laura Granados ... Erika
Juan Manuel Simón
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
Spain
Language:
Spanish
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Jet Films more

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Trivia:
The film was originally going to be titled "Siente a un pobre a su mesa" ("seat a poor man at your table"), but this was ultimately changed because the Spanish censorship would not allow it. more

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The desperation of Spain seen through the looking-glass of black comedy., 6 September 1998
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Author: el_monty_BCN from Barcelona, Spain

As is almost always the case with the films of Berlanga, this film is a comedy on the surface, which hides a very hard and crude criticism of the situation of Spanish society during the dictatorship. In those years, Spanish filmmakers couldn't speak freely and openly about the dismal state of their country, so they had to pass their message to the audience between the lines. Berlanga was a master at doing this, and Plácido is one of his finest examples. The abysmal differences that existed between the very poor (the majority of the population at the time) and the very rich, who treated the rest with utter contempt and ridiculous condescency, is portrayed with such strength that it can't leave anyone indifferent. But it is done in the form of a comedy, and a very funny one, full of absurd situations and memorable dialogues, but also a very black one, with some scenes, especially near the end of the movie, which are on the edge of the truly macabre. A true masterpiece from one of the greatest Spanish directors.

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