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The Apolitical Man

1977 · 94 min

A gentle, talky Spanish comedy that ambles through one ordinary man's baffled attempts to make sense of politics, warm rather than sharp.

Directed by
Mariano Ozores Puchol
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Carmen Sevilla, José Luis López Vázquez, Emma Cohen
Overview
Enrique Tolosa is a boss administrator of a small company which employs 50 workers. There never has gotten into politics, has made ​​himself stood professionally and created a family and no one has asked opinion on how would be the destiny of their country. The story begins whenheI first asked to give their vote at the polls for the election of political parties. With the decision to vote is faced with doubt and decides to investigate on their own to know which political trends that are managed as possible, is the one he goes to his temperament.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Mariano Ozores Puchol
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Carmen Sevilla, José Luis López Vázquez, Emma Cohen
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • politics
  • identity
  • class
  • family
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Mariano Ozores Puchol
Starring
Carmen Sevilla, José Luis López Vázquez, Emma Cohen, Antonio Ozores, Rafaela Aparicio, Ricardo Merino, David Rocha, Alfredo Mayo
Cinematography
Vicente Minaya Ortega
Runtime
94 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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