Salvador, a priest confused after battling in the front, returns to seminary in ourense. The plot follows the life of a family, former sympathizers of the spanish republic, during the early 1940s. E stato designato come film rappresentante il cinema spagnolo alla selezione dei premi oscar 2009 al miglior film straniero, ma non e rientrato nella cinquina finale. Alberto mendez was awarded the setenil prize for the title a prize to the best shortstory book published in spain, the critics prize, which for the first time was awarded to a posthumous book in 2005 the author died in 2004, and the national prize for literature. The last story of the book the one that gives it its name was taken to the cinema in 2008 by jose luis cuerda, who also wrote the script along. With maribel verdu, javier camara, raul arevalo, roger princep. Her husband ricardo spend years hidden in his house with his children elenita and lorenzo, trying to. Su marido, ricardo, amenazado por una despiadada persecucion ide.
The film stars maribel verdu, javier camara and raul arevalo. Elenita, her pregnant teenage daughter, has run away with her boyfriend lalo, a youngster who has been on police lists for weeks. Very good, but too obvious at times, and the poets story is mercilessly butched. Every time that elena locks the door, she locks her secrets. Jose luis cuerda, 2008, this dialogue between fragmentation and cohesion was lost, as the film narrative smoothed over the fractures in the original by concentrating on the second and fourth stories. Film adaptation this novel was adapted into a film with the. Winner of the goya awards for best adapted screenplay. Drama, social drama, spanish civil war, spanish postwar. The plot follows the life of a family, former sympathizers of the spanish. Visit our channel and subscribe today for the best spanish films. Her husband ricardo spend years hidden in his house with his children elenita and lorenzo, trying to dodge persecution. Indeed, he died shortly after its appearance, and so didnt live to see the extent of its tremendous critical and popular success, its multiple prizes and its film adaptation a couple of years.
Indeed, he died shortly after its appearance, and so didnt live to see the extent of its tremendous critical and popular success, its multiple prizes and its film. The story adapted is better than that story in the book. Each time elena closes the door to her house, she locks away her secrets. Winner in the cartagena film festival for best director and best supporting actor. Why use film video guide what issues are raised through film.