Year of Enlightment (1986)
El año de las luces (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jorge Sanz	...	Manolo
	Maribel Verdú	...	María Jesús
	Verónica Forqué	...	Irene
	Manuel Alexandre	...	Emilio
	Rafaela Aparicio	...	Rafaela
	Santiago Ramos	...	Pepe
	Chus Lampreave	...	Doña Tránsito
	José Sazatornil	...	Don Teódulo
	Violeta Cela	...	Vicenta
	Diana Peñalver	...	Paquita
	Lucas Martín	...	Jesús
	Juan de Pablos	...	Padre José
	Pedro Reyes	...	Pascual
	Pilar Marco	...	Pepita
	José María Cañete	...	Caballero

Storyline

April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army, to a sanatorium for children suffering from tuberculosis, situated on the border with Portugal. Once in the sanatorium, Manolo, surrounded by boys all much younger than he is, feels a bit like the cock of the walk since the only other man around is the handyman Emilio who looks after the gardens and does whatever needs to be done about the place. His wife, Rafaela, is the cook. Manolo meets Irene, a falangist who runs the sanatorium, and the school teacher, Miss Transito, a crabby spinster. He has his first sexual experience, albeit as a voyeur, with his nurse Vicenta. When she has to leave, her place is taken by a girl from the village, Maria Jesus, with whom Manolo falls hopelessly in love. A relationship grows up between them which will mark them both for ever. Written by Anonymous  

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