72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Retrato de familia

Antonio Giménez-Rico
Spain
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1936. In a city in Old Castille lives the Rubesn family: Cecilio, a businessman, his wife Adela, and his son, Cecil. After the elections there starts a chain of assaults against right-wing and socialists, and even against Cecilio who is neutral. Then Paulina arrives who was the lover of Cecilio Rubes and knows his son Cecil. He, when the war breaks out, has a morbid fear. his father tries to free him from enlistment, but in vain. He finds him a position in a service corps under the command of a cousin of Adela. Cecil dies in an accident. Cecilio, seeing himself without descendents, tries to have nother child by his wife, but without success. He goes to Paulina who says she is pregnant by Cecil. Cecilio Rubes also comes to the end of his life and the only vestige of the Rubes family is left at the womb of Paulina.

Director
Antonio Giménez-Rico (Spain)
Screenplay
José Sámano, Antonio Giménez-Rico
Photography
José Luis Alcaine
Edition
Rosa G. Salgado
Music
Carmelo Bernaola y canciones de la época
Cast
Amparo Soler Leal, Antonio Ferrandis, Mónica Randall, Miguel Bosé, Encarna Paso, Gabriel Llopart, Carmen Lozano, Alberto Fernández, Marta Miller.
Based on an original idea by
Sobre la novela de Miguel Delibes "Mi idolatrado hijo Sisí"
Format
35 mm
Running Time
92 m.
Country
Spain
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