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The Rocket from Calabuch

1956 · 102 min

A gentle, sunlit comedy that ambles through a friendly village, leaving you charmed and quietly thoughtful rather than laughing out loud.

Directed by
Luis García Berlanga
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Edmund Gwenn, Valentina Cortese, Juan Calvo
Overview
Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions. He hides in Calabuch, a beautiful seaside town where people still believe in humor and friendship.

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Directed by
Luis García Berlanga
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Edmund Gwenn, Valentina Cortese, Juan Calvo
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • friendship
  • science
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Luis García Berlanga
Written by
Florentino Soria, Ennio Flaiano, Luis García Berlanga, Leonardo Martín
Starring
Edmund Gwenn, Valentina Cortese, Juan Calvo, Franco Fabrizi, Félix Fernández, José Isbert, José Luis Ozores, Nicolás D. Perchicot
Music
Guido Guerrini, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematography
Francisco Sempere
Runtime
102 min
Country
Italy, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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