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Plácido
Plácido is a 1960 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was nominated to the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
In a small provincial town, a group of "pious" women is fond of ostentatiously practicing charity. They organize a Christmas campaign under the motto "Feed a poor man at your table." In order to support the initiative, the sponsorship of a pot brand is sought, and a group of second-rate artists is invited. The artists have come expressly from the capital and are received enthusiastically at the train station. The humanitarian day is completed with a colorful parade, a public auction of the guests, and a dramatic radio broadcast.
Cast
- Agustín González
- Amelia de la Torre
- Amparo Soler Leal
- Antonio Ferrandis
- Antonio Gandía
- Carme Contreras i Verdiales
- Cassen
- Elvira Quintillá
- Erasmo Pascual
- Félix Dafauce
- Félix Fernández
- Fernando Delgado
- Gloria Osuña
- José Álvarez "Lepe"
- José Franco
- José Luis López Vázquez
- José María Caffarel
- José Orjas
- Julia Caba Alba
- Julia Delgado Caro
- Luis Ciges
- Manuel Alexandre
- María Francés
- Xan das Bolas
More details
| author | Luis García Berlanga Rafael Azcona |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Spain |
| director | Luis García Berlanga |
| editor | José Antonio Rojo |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | comedy of errors help photo op poor man race against time radio broadcast social satire train station |
| musicBy | Miquel Asins Arbó |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best International Feature Film International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Alfredo Matas |
| theme | black comedy satirical |