d. Luis Garcia Berlanga & Juan Antonio Bardem
c. Spain
y. 1953
description:
"After the success of the political satire Bienvenido Mister Marshall (co-written by Juan Antonio Bardem, uncle of actor Javier Bardem, and Luis García Berlanga), That Happy Couple -- written and directed by Bardem and Berlanga in 1951, and starring the legendary Spanish actor/director Fernando Fernán Gómez -- was released in Spain in 1953. Gómez stars as Juan, who struggles to make a living working as a technician at the local film studio and is always on the lookout for some moneymaking scheme. He has a bunch of correspondence school diplomas on his wall, but he still can't fix his radio. His wife, Carmen (Elvira Quintillá), meanwhile, is obsessed with contests and sweepstakes, for example buying more soap than the pair will ever need in hopes of winning some prize. A shady character working in the local theater convinces Juan to "borrow" some film from the studio and invest his money and equipment in a photography business. Juan loses his job, and then learns that his business partner has run off. The tension that has been simmering between him and Carmen, rooted in their financial woes, reaches a boil. Just then, a gentleman enters their apartment with important news. Carmen has won a contest sponsored by a soap company, and she and Juan have been selected as "That Happy Couple," and are expected to spend the day visiting fancy shops and restaurants in Madrid, and promoting Florit Soap. Juan impulsively decides to use the Florit car to track down his shady partner, but when he joins Carmen later, they find that the high life is not all it's cracked up to be. That Happy Couple was shown at the Walter Reade Theater as part of a tribute to Gómez during the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 2004 edition of Spanish Cinema Now." (AMG)
IMDB... 6.9 (69)
_AMG... 4.0 / 5.0
size: 730MB
qlty: ?
subs: no
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The Happy Couple
El sueno de la maestra
d. Luis Garcia Berlanga
c. Spain
y. 2002
description:
A comic short.
IMDB... 6.5 (24)
_AMG... n/a
size: 70MB
qlty: ?
subs: no
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Nacional III
d. Luis Garcia Berlanga
c. Spain
y. 1982
description:
"This is the third film in a sequence that started in 1978, about the Marquis de Leguineches, his hopeless son Luis José, his mistress/servant Viti, and in this instance, a Catholic priest. The Marquis has been living in Madrid since he lost his villa, and when his father-in-law dies, the family gets together and that becomes a catalyst for thinking more directly about their future. This leads to the Marquis' decision to leave Spain with the family's money, yet it will be difficult to cross the border without having their wealth confiscated by the authorities. So the Marquis fakes a broken leg and stashes the wealth inside his cast on a journey to Lourdes to seek a miracle. Unfortunately, France is no more amenable than Spain to the wealthy aristocracy since Mitterand's socialist government has just been elected into power. Between his unwieldy cast, the crazy family members, and the problem of where to go next to keep his fortune intact, the Marquis has a rough time of it. The repartée among the Marquis' family members and friends will entertain most audiences, but the originality of the 1978 family has worn thin by now and will be difficult to stretch into yet another episode in the future." (AMG)
IMDB... 6.5 (58)
_AMG... 2.5 / 5.0
size: 700MB
qlty: DVD
subs: no
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Boyfriend in Sight
d. Luis Garcia Berlanga
c. Spain
y. 1954
description:
n/a
IMDB... 6.0 (44)
_AMG... n/a
size: 710MB
qlty: ?
subs: no
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Long Live the Bride and Groom!
d. Luis Garcia Berlanga
c. Spain
y. 1970
description:
"A bank clerk and his mother visit the beach the day before his wedding to a beautiful Spanish woman. He leaves his mother alone to talk to some nude female sunbathers, and returns to find she had drowned. Not wanting to delay his wedding with the standard period of mourning, mommy dearest is packed in ice in the resort hotel managed by his fiance. Jose Luis Lopes Vasquez plays the eager groom who won't delay the marriage for his mother's funeral in this offbeat comedy." (AMG)
IMDB... 5.9 (46)
_AMG... 2.0 / 5.0
size: 840MB
qlty: ?
subs: no
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