Placido (1961) ( Plácido )

Placido (1961) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Plácido
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
Spanish ( Dolby Linear PCM )
Spanish ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1961 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Luis García Berlanga

Written By:
Rafael Azcona

Actors:
Cassen ..... Plácido Alonso
José Luis López Vázquez ..... Gabino Quintanilla
Elvira Quintillá ..... Emilia
Manuel Alexandre ..... Julián Alonso
Mario Bustos ..... Martita
María Francés ..... Don Arturo
Mari Carmen Yepes ..... Doña Encarna de Galán
Jesús Puche ..... Zapater
Roberto Llamas ..... Rivas
Amelia de la Torre ..... Representante de los artistas
Juan G. Medina ..... Erika
José María Caffarel
Xan das Bolas
Fernando Delgado
Laura Granados

Synopsis:

This is an effective satire directed by Luis Berlanga that pans charity from the head - the cold, calculated or unthinking kind - as versus charity from the heart. The focus is on Placido (Casto Sendra-Cassen), a truckdriver who has little money and so making regular payments on his truck can be difficult, so much so that he gets behind and is in danger of having his vehicle repossessed. Meanwhile, he gets involved in a local, annual charity drive that opens up his eyes to the problems and foibles of other impoverished people. After those experiences, Placido has a different attitude toward his monthly payments.

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 of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in it we find Plácido, the humble owner of a three-wheeler, whose family is forced to live in a public lavatory because of the lack of money to pay the rent, and who has to pay the second bill of his vehicle before midnight or else he will lose it.

Plácido is a 1961 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 May, 2014.

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