"The pain bothers me, but it bothers me more die" Luis García Berlanga.
From this humble little space I want to dedicate a post to one of the greats of cinema, Luis García Berlanga, seen and described by many as the best English film.
We could see about two years ago by keeping part of his legacy (in particular its Legacy) in the safes of the Instituto Cervantes, and more recently, opening in Madrid Sala Berlanga, where they can watch all his films. A TV spot for Doctors Without Borders, more or less a week, promoting other people's pain pills to raise awareness about the disease here but we have overcome the many people die in other countries, let us see him once again.
is true that talking about Luis Garcia Berlanga is also talk of Rafael Azcona, the brilliant writer with whom he collaborated in 7 of his greatest works. Although we must say that I loved the improvisational Berlanga.
An anecdote: when the ministers of Franco identified the filmmaker as a communist, Bolshevik and anarchist, the dictator ended by saying: "It's worse than that: it is a bad English."
"With him died a voice, a style, a vision of a country, a culture, its own philosophy of mankind " Jesus Ruiz Mantilla, The Country .
Born in Valencia a June 12, 1921, son of a Republican (Republican Union member) and grandson of a senator Sagasta government, by the year 36 had to go, he said, "long holiday" that ended when his father imprisoned in Tangier, and he joined the Blue Division to "soften" the retaliation of the Franco regime. Never hit shot and his father was released, but not so the young Louis did, but because their possessions were sold to pay for the life of his father. Also joined there by a girl "that I wrote or a letter and she married a close friend."
returned to Spain, he studied Law and Arts, but dropped everything to start a film career brilliantly.
was the father of Carlos García Berlanga (Kaka deLuxe, Pegamoides, Dinarama), icon and pioneer of the Movida Madrilena.
"Bardem and I were the innovators of English cinema, but we did not worry the official film."
Among more than 20 films that make his films are masterpieces such as The Executioner ; The heifer; The National Shotgun ; Plácido; All jail; Live boyfriends; Thursdays, or miracle before us today, Bienvenido Mister Marshall.
And among the prizes and awards he received are the Prince of Asturias Arts (1986), the Gold Medal of Fine Arts (1981), the National Film Award (1980), the Goya for Best Director in 1993 by All jail and awards at film festivals held throughout the length and breadth of the world (Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Garza Miami and Montreal, Cannes and Berlin that they fell at his feet). His film
Plácido was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
in Karlovy Vary, was chosen as one of the ten most important filmmakers of the world.
The film is now way to describe you, is one of the most famous of our film and well defined as a masterpiece.
Villa del Rio is pending acuación Carmen Vargas (Lolita Sevilla), the star of the Andalusian song. The peaceful village is run by a mayor (José Isbert) dull good-natured that only seeks to give a little life to the place. Around the same time received the news of qu provide high level U.S. economic aid to the country. The mayor did not know what to do. Spoke with surprising initiatives representative Carmen Vargas (Manolo Morán), the star of Andalusia. The idea is to disguise all of Andalusian peasants and decorated the streets with the mood typical of southern Spain. Everyone gets to work, because the Americans will come loaded with dollars, and with them, achieving their dreams ... when the train approaches, everyone attends perplexed transit of the same, do make your dreams come true?
This is a wonderful comedy of manners about the Spain of the 50, in a tone of satire and criticism underground, talks about the political and economic situation of the country, based essentially on two points:
1 º Aid Marshall Plan for the U.S. to rebuild Western Europe after the war, of which Spain is at the margin;
2 º The beginning of the openness of Francoist Regime after a decade of self-sufficiency (though it was not until the 60 when they see a greater proportion.) Welcome
Mister
Marsahll marks the beginning of modern cinema in Spain and the foundations of Berlanga style: acid and bittersweet end.
was unveiled without much success, but the special jury award at the Cannes Film Festival's become an event.
The legend says that when Edward G. Robinson, a member of the jury, he saw two specific scenes (in Spain censored) was furious and banned the film more awards categories, including the Palme d'or award for best director.
The scenes are:
- One in which we see an American flag sinking into a ditch;
- one in which we see playing in the casino Berlanga Village and gambling with counterfeit dollars, in which are printed the faces of Joseph Isbert, and Lolita Sevilla Manolo Morán.
Still, the film managed to win the National Guild Award Show and Best Comedy Film, Special Mention of the FIPRESCI (International Critics Cinemotográficos), besides being described as the first English film to international standard.
The description of the English rural society is stuck:
- Power: embodied in the figure of the priest and the mayor. Others who are involved in decision are local apothecary, the gentleman or the teacher.
- The fear that has the mayor to the Government.
- The cure is a gossip is not chance, and that the teacher is single and needs the help of the "nerd" in class is not for nothing.
The role of women is especially evident in the figure of the popular singer, who barely have a voice, as she always decides his representative. The character of the folk is played by Lolita Sevilla, which was imposed by the producer of the film, Uninci, forcing the director to include it among the entire cast in a clear move to promote the singer to stand out among all the universe copleras of the time.
first solo film by the director of Valencia after his previous collaboration in the direction along with Juan Antonio Bardem in "That happy couple." In Welcome ... , Miguel Bardem and Berlanga Mihura written along with the script.
A voice-over Fernando Rey introduces and describes the place and the various characters that inhabit the town by a superb portrait of singularities that adorn each member of the town.
The funniest and most memorable scenes are:
- The proclamation of the mayor's Neighbours of Villar del Rio as your Mayor I am I owe you an explanation, and I owe that explanation I'm going to pay " (which are repeated several times);
- The song: " Americans, come to Spain and healthy fat (. ..) "I receive, Americans with joy, my mother olé, olé olé my mother and my aunt"
Despite his death, safe 1034 of the Instituto Cervantes, and re-opened in 2021, in its naciminto centeranio will see the light and will reveal its contents.
Farewell, master. Until the next entry hearts.
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