Marcel camus directs this realistic examination of class consciousness in francos spain, starring alfredo landa as paco, the head of a peasant family forced to submit to the demands of the. Sep 30, 1984 oppressed spanish peasant family learns selfsufficiency. Spain in fiction films based on spanish novels films directed by mario camus films. With alfredo landa, terele pavez, belen ballesteros, juan sachez.
Azarias es despedido cuando ya no puede ser utilizado por. The holy innocents is acted in a plain, utterly convincing style, particularly by mr. People from a very poor family work in the country, at. Paco and his family, a son and two daughters one of them a brain damaged cripple, live on the estate in a small stone hut. Paco and his family load up a cart with their belongings. Information on the holy innocents, a film by mario camus.
Both alfredo landa and francisco rabal won the cannes film festival prize for best. Delibes, in the cinema and theater fundacion miguel delibes. Cannes film festival, cinema writers circle awards, spain. Now, what performances by juan diego, alfredo landa and paco rabal. The film tells the tale of a poor family of farmers paco, his wife regula and their. Oppressed spanish peasant family learns selfsufficiency. People from a very poor family work in the country, at the service of a rich family of landowners.
When regulas brother francisco rabal is fired by another landowner jose. Set in the countryside during the 60s and 70s, it portrays the lives of a family of peasants that works for higher class cottageowners. Alfredo landa, francisco rabal, terele pavez, mario camus. There is a touching love, unmentioned but shown, among the. The movie stars alfredo landa and francisco rabal, who both won the best actor award at the 1984 cannes film festival.
Faithfully transferred from the book by miguel delibes, also author of las ratas, as well as. Francisco rabal, who plays azarias, won the best acting award at cannes for. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Paco rabal cuenta vainas pero las cuentas no le salen. The movie brings us back to times in spain where most people were nothing more than property of the few rich. Francisco rabal valera 8 march 1926 29 august 2001, better known as paco rabal, was a. The master even had the right to be the one to make the daughters of his serfs lose their virginity. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Of the novel from miguel delibes to the theater that is ased on those novels. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Brilliant film adaptation of the novel of the same name by miguel delibes. The movie stars alfredo landa and francisco rabal, who both won the best. Francisco rabal, who plays azarias, won the best acting award at cannes for his performance in the holy innocents.
Una pelicula dirigida por mario camus con francisco rabal, alfredo landa. Paco rabals origins were as humble as the picaresque ruffians he loved to play. Rabal is reminiscent of zorba the greek he is a robust individualist whose very presence on the estate in an offense to the effete, vain and emotionally bankrupt landowners. The holy innocents, spanish peasant family the new york times. Paco and regula live on a rural estate owned by an absent marchioness with their three. Francisco rabal, agust n gonz lez, juan diego, mary carrillo, manuel zarzo, bel n. Internet archive contributor internet archive language spanish. Faithfully transferred from the book by miguel delibes, also author of las ratas, as well. Entre estos criados destaca una familia compuesta por paco.
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