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El gran Serafín

1987 · 78 min

A quiet, unsettling seaside drama where the looming apocalypse is felt more in mood than spectacle.

Directed by
José María Ulloque
Genres
Drama
Starring
María del Puy, Laura del Sol, Fernando Fernán Gómez
Overview
A group of peoples decide to go to relax to a hotel near the sea. He hotel's owner is an enigmatic woman who lives with her distant daughter, a young pianist and a naive waitress. When the media inform about the end of the world only reaction the waitress and one of the guests.

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Directed by
José María Ulloque
Genres
Drama
Starring
María del Puy, Laura del Sol, Fernando Fernán Gómez
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
José María Ulloque
Written by
Pere Vila
Starring
María del Puy, Laura del Sol, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Ana Obregón, Fernando Guillén, Ramón Madaula, Mercedes Sombra, Noel J. Samson
Cinematography
Daniel Salas Alberola, Hans Burmann
Runtime
78 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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