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The Wooden Box

2006 · 107 min

A wry, slow-burning village gathering where old grudges simmer under funeral politeness, drifting between quiet absurdity and melancholy.

Directed by
Juan Carlos Falcón
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ángela Molina, Mónica Molina, Elvira Mínguez
Overview
After the death of don Lucio, his widow Eloísa asks one of her neighbours to use the latter's house in order to hold the dead man's wake, since Eloísa's own house is too small for that. From then on, a series of strange happenings take place during a single day.

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Directed by
Juan Carlos Falcón
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ángela Molina, Mónica Molina, Elvira Mínguez
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • family
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Juan Carlos Falcón
Starring
Ángela Molina, Mónica Molina, Elvira Mínguez, Antonia San Juan, María Galiana, Joan Dalmau, Vladimir Cruz, José Manuel Cervino
Runtime
107 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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