Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree (Spanish: Eloísa está debajo de un almendro) is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil based on a play of Enrique Jardiel Poncela and starring Amparo Rivelles and Rafael Durán and Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro.[1]
| Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rafael Gil |
| Written by | Enrique Jardiel Poncela (play) Rafael Gil |
| Starring | Amparo Rivelles Rafael Durán Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Fraile |
| Edited by | Sara Ontañón |
| Music by | Juan Quintero |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | CIFESA |
Release date | 21 December 1943 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón.
Plot edit
The film tells the story of Fernando (Rafael Durán) who returns home after the death of his father. In a letter he asks her to solve the crime of a woman that occurred years ago. This leads him to come into contact with the strange inhabitants of a peculiar mansion, among whom he discovers the beautiful Mariana (Amparo Rivelles), with whom he falls madly in love.
Cast edit
- Amparo Rivelles as Mariana
- Rafael Durán as Fernando
- Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro as Clotilde
- Juan Espantaleón as Edgardo
- Alberto Romea as Ezequiel
- Juan Domenech as Leoncio
- Joaquín Roa as Fermín
- José Prada as Dimas / Luis Perea
- Ana de Siria as Micaela
- Angelita Navalón as Práxedes
- Nicolás D. Perchicot as Presidente del Liceo
- Enrique Herreros as Acomodador del cine
- Mary Delgado as Julia
References edit
- ^ de España p.119
Bibliography edit
- España, Rafael de (1994). Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-makers and Films (in Spanish). Flicks Books. ISBN 978-0-948911-47-7.
External links edit
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