The Blind Sunflowers ( Los girasoles ciegos )

The Blind Sunflowers (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Los girasoles ciegos
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Goya Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
José Luis Cuerda

Written By:
Rafael Azcona
José Luis Cuerda

Actors:
Maribel Verdú ..... Elena
Javier Cámara ..... Ricardo
Raúl Arévalo ..... Salvador
Roger Príncep ..... Lorenzo
José Ángel Egido ..... Rector
Martín Rivas ..... Lalo
Irene Escolar ..... Elenita
Juan Antonio Quintana ..... Falangista
Fernando Ransanz ..... Fernández
David Janer ..... Hermano
Ricardo de Barreiro ..... Tía Lola
Miguel de Lira ..... Sobrina
Fany de Castro
Carmen Losa
Mario Roldán

Synopsis:

Each time Elena closes the door to her house, she locks away her secrets. At the same time as overcoming the post-war hardships, Elena puts on an outward show, along with her son Lorenzo, in order to hide the truth about her family: Elenita, her pregnant teenage daughter, has run away with her boyfriend Lalo, a youngster who has been on police lists for weeks. And her husband, Ricardo, lives hidden away in a hole drilled in the couples bedroom. Believing her to be a widow, Salvador, a young deacon who is considering leaving the priesthood after seeing the face of chaos and death, becomes obsessed with her, and goes as far as turning up at her house and harassing her. This prompts Ricardo to show himself in order to help his wife.

Drama. It follows a woman in the years after the Spanish Civil War in her struggle to cope with a clandestine husband, a pregnant daughter and a lustful priest.

Carnal priest pursues Civil War widow in 1940's tragedy.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 08 September, 2009.

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