Plácido (film)
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Plácido [ˈplaθiðo] is a 1960 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was nominated to the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film.[1] It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
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Plácido | |
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Directed by | Luis García Berlanga |
Written by | Luis García Berlanga Rafael Azcona José Luis Colina José Luis Font |
Produced by | Alfredo Matas |
Starring | Amelia de la Torre Mari Carmen Yepes José María Caffarel Manuel Alexandre Elvira Quintillá José Luis López Vázquez Cassen Amparo Soler Leal Xan Das Bolas Félix Dafauce |
Cinematography | Francisco Sempere |
Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
Music by | Miguel Asins Arbó |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
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In the film, affluent women in a provincial town organize a Christmas campaign of feeding the poor. They are actually both disgusted by the poor, and treating them as their personal possessions. Meanwhile, the impoverished owner of a motorcycle car tries to find enough money to pay for his vehicle.