The Year of Awakening ( El Año de las luces ) ( Year of Enlightment )

The Year of Awakening (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: El Año de las luces
Alternate Title: Year of Enlightment
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Goya Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

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

Running Time:
115 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

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

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Fernando Trueba

Written By:
Fernando Trueba
Rafael Azcona
Manuel Huete

Actors:
Jorge Sanz ..... Manolo
Maribel Verdú ..... María Jesús
Verónica Forqué ..... Irene
Manuel Alexandre ..... Emilio
Rafaela Aparicio ..... Rafaela
Santiago Ramos ..... Pepe
Chus Lampreave ..... Doña Tránsito
José Sazatornil ..... Don Teódulo
Violeta Cela ..... Vicenta
Diana Peñalver ..... Paquita
Lucas Martín ..... Jesús
Juan de Pablos ..... Padre José
Pedro Reyes ..... Pascual
Pilar Marco ..... Pepita
José María Cañete ..... Caballero

Synopsis:

April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army, to a sanatorium for children suffering from tuberculosis, situated on the border with Portugal. Once in the sanatorium, Manolo, surrounded by boys all much younger than he is, feels a bit like the cock of the walk since the only other man around is the handyman Emilio who looks after the gardens and does whatever needs to be done about the place. His wife, Rafaela, is the cook. Manolo meets Irene, a falangist who runs the sanatorium, and the school teacher, Miss Transito, a crabby spinster. He has his first sexual experience, albeit as a voyeur, with his nurse Vicenta. When she has to leave, her place is taken by a girl from the village, Maria Jesus, with whom Manolo falls hopelessly in love. A relationship grows up between them which will mark them both for ever.

The boys suspected of suffering from tuberculosis are sent to a sanatorium on the Portuguese border. During his stay, Manolo, the older of two brothers, will be subject to a sexual awakening as his nurse allows him to look while she undresses every night. Manolo´s first look at a naked woman will soon lead to a first caress and it will not take long for his first love to blossom..

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 14 November, 2006.

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