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Esperpentos

4.7

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Original title

Esperpentos

Year

2008

Running time

115 min.

Country

Spain

Director

José Luis García Sánchez

Screenwriter

Rafael Azcona, José Luis García Sánchez. Novel: Ramón del Valle-Inclán

Cast

Music

Antonio Meliveo, Milladoiro

Cinematography

José Luis Alcaine, Javier Salmones

Producer

El Terrat, Gonafilm, RTVE

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

Mr.Manolito and Mr.Estrafalario– characters of Valle-Inclán’s plays– spend the last days of Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship chasing the plays written by their admired Valle-Inclán whose works are banned by a Government Law. One day, they find a piece of The Daughter of the Captain, a portrait of the crazy soldiers who returned home after losing the Spanish Colonies. In other occasion, they attend one of the limited performances of Valle-Inclán’s:The deceiving Mr. Friolera. They are just longing for the best premiere ever: the Second Spanish Republic, a drama on for a very short time. It was a beautiful dream thought, like the Esperpentos (strange-looking characters) of Valle-Inclán.

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Esperpentos

2008

José Luis García Sánchez

4.7

(111)