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Plácido /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Berlanga, Luis García (Author, Screenwriter), Azcona, Rafael, 1926-2008 (Author, Screenwriter)
Other Authors: Colina, José Luis (Screenwriter), Font, José Luis (Screenwriter), Cassen, 1928-1991 (Actor), López Vázquez, José Luis (Actor), Quintillá, Elvira, 1928- (actress.), Torre, Amelia de la, 1905-1987 (actress.), Caba Alba, Julia, 1912-1988 (actress.), Soler Leal, Amparo (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:Spanish language track; with English subtitles.
Published: Valladolid : [Madrid?] : Divisa Home Vídeo ; Video Mercury Films, [2014?]
Subjects:
Truck drivers > Spain > Drama.
Truck driving > Economic aspects > Spain > Drama.
Working poor > Spain > Conduct of life > Drama.
Homelessness > Drama.
Repossession > Spain > Drama.
Spain > Social conditions > 1939-1975 > Drama.
Women in charitable work > Spain > Drama.
Villages > Spain > Social conditions > Drama.
Christmas films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Spanish.
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Special features include: Plácido y yo, Notas sobre un film de Berlanga, original synopsis, bio-filmography of the director; production credits.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 mins.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-5; PAL, all regions; aspect ratio 1.33:1; 5.1 Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital mono sound formats.
Awards:Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain, 1962: Best Film, Best Director (Luis García Berlanga ). National Syndicate of Spectacle, Spain, 1961: Best Supporting Actor (Manuel Alexandre), Best Film (Jet Films). Sant Jordi Awards, 1962: Best Film (Luis García Berlanga), Best Spanish Actor (José Luis López Vázquez), Best Spanish Director (Luis García Berlanga).
Production Credits:Cinematography, Francisco Sempere ; editor, José Antonio Rojo ; music, Miguel Asins Arbó.