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Original title

Plácido

Year

1961

Running time

85 min.

Country

Spain

Director

Luis García Berlanga

Screenwriter

Rafael Azcona, Luis García Berlanga, José Luis Colina, José Luis Font

Cast

Music

Miguel Asins Arbó

Cinematography

Francisco Sempere (B&W)

Producer

Jet Films. Producer: Alfredo Matas

Genre

Comedy | Poverty. Christmas. Satire

Synopsis

In a small spanish town, a group of old ladies decide to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "Sit a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in it we find Plácido, the humble owner of a three-wheeler, whose family is forced to live in a public lavatory because of the lack of money to pay the rent, and who has to pay the second bill of his vehicle before midnight or else he will lose it.

Rankings Position

#2 Best Comedy movies from Spain
#3 Best Spanish Movies of all time
#19 Best Comedy Movies
#23 Best Movies of the '60s
#122 Best Movies in the history of film

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Awards: 1961: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

1962: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or/Golden Palm (Best Film)

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Critics' reviews

"One of the best ways of insinuating subversive messages into a repressive culture has always been to present them in a humorous guise (...) Peel away the humor, and you will find acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under Franco"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times

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Placido

1961

Luis García Berlanga

8.1

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