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- Directed by Luis García Berlanga • 1961 • Spain Starring Cassen, José Luis López Vázquez, Elvira Quintillá Widely considered one of the greatest works of Spanish cinema, this relentlessly paced satire chronicles an ill-advised charity campaign sweeping across a small industrial town on Christmas Eve.
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Plácido [ˈplaθiðo] 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. In the film, affluent women in a provincial town organize a Christmas campaign of feeding the poor.
In a small Spanish town, a group of old ladies decides to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "seat a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night.
- (3.8K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Luis García Berlanga
- 1962-06-27
The first of Luis García Berlanga's collaborations with Rafael Azcona, Plácido fiercely skewers the false charity of the well-to-do who are wilfully ignorant to the genuine need around them. Set over the course of Christmas Eve, the film follows the 'sit a poor man at your table' charity initiative - the townsfolk can bid in a charity auction ...
Synopsis. In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table.
- (4.5K)
- Jet Films
- Luis García Berlanga
Plácido. 1961 1h 30m Comedy. List. 100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews. 96% Audience Score 250+ Ratings. A poor trucker gets involved with a charity drive and realizes the woes...
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- Elvira Quintillá
- Luis García Berlanga
- Comedy
Starring Cassen, José Luis López Vázquez, Elvira Quintillá. Widely considered one of the greatest works of Spanish cinema, this relentlessly paced satire chronicles an ill-advised charity campaign sweeping across a small industrial town on Christmas Eve.
Placido (1961): Spanish Luis García Berlanga’s Black Comedy, and Best Foreign Language Oscar Nominee. Luis García Berlanga directed Placido, a Spanish black comedy, which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. It also played at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
