SILVER

[PATRIMONIO NACIONAL]
NATIONAL HERITAGE is the story of the Marqués de Leguineche (Luis Escobar) who returns to his palatial estate in Madrid following the death of Franco. Eager to regain the aristocratic lifestyle his family lost long ago, the Marqués sets out to curry favor with the royal family but learns that much has changed with them — and Spanish society — over the years. Luis García Berlanga takes his sights off the hoi polloi and sets them squarely on the Spanish ruling class in this irreverent comedy, the second installment in a wildly popular trilogy (but each of the films can be enjoyed as standalone entertainment) that brought the critically acclaimed director a rare achievement: box office success. DIR/SCR Luis García Berlanga; SCR Rafael Azcona; PROD Alfredo Matas. Spain, 1981, color, 112 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED

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