PLÁCIDO (1961)
False piety is taken to task in Luis García Berlanga's hilarious comedy — his first collaboration with screenwriter Rafael Azcona. In a small provincial town, Plácido Alonso (Cassen, the great Catalan comedian) strives to keep his head above water and pay the bills. His luck improves when a group of "pious" women invites him to assist in their new Christmas charity campaign — titled "Seat a poor man at your table" — but they soon learn much more about the poorest townsfolk than they really wanted to know. PLÁCIDO is as visually rich as it is funny, filmed in majestic long takes and elegantly blocked compositions, on par with the work of the great cinematic social satirists Jean Renoir and Ernst Lubitsch. DIR/SCR Luis García Berlanga; SCR Rafael Azcona, José Luis Colina, José Luis Font; PROD Alfredo Matas. Spain, 1961, b&w, 85 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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Series co-presented by AFI Silver Theatre and SPAIN arts & culture.
Run Time: 85 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, November 12, 2021
Genre: Comedy
