Year of Production
1961
Country of Production
Spain
Running Time
1h25
Language
In Spanish with English subtitles
Cast

Cassen, José Luis López Vázquez, Elvira Quintillá

Festivals/Awards

Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film - Academy Awards 1962

Nominated for a Palme d’Or - Festival de Cannes 1962

Best Film, Best Spanish Director, Best Spanish Actor - Sant Jordi Awards 1962

Placido
Luis Garcia Berlanga

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 will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in it we find humble Plácido.

Spanish Film Cycle
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