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Pierna creciente, falda menguante

1970 · 90 min

A frothy, cheeky musical comedy that skips through 1910s Spain with light satire and cabaret charm, never demanding much beyond a smile.

Directed by
Javier Aguirre
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Laura Valenzuela, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Emma Cohen
Overview
In 1916, while Europe was in the middle of First World War and Spain was enjoying the advantages of being a neutral country, eroticism was called voluptuousness and Senator Duke of Daroca, despite his ancient lineage, fell completely in love with a famous cabaret singer, Rosario "La Criollita", which was a scandal. At that time, it was doubted that decent women had legs - But this mystery was resolved a decade later, when the roaring twenties arrived and, with them, the sensual Lupe Cardoso

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Directed by
Javier Aguirre
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Laura Valenzuela, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Emma Cohen
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • science
  • identity
  • music
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Javier Aguirre
Written by
Antonio Mingote, José Luis Dibildos
Starring
Laura Valenzuela, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Emma Cohen, José Sacristán, Isabel Garcés, Jaime de Mora y Aragón, Álvaro de Luna, Manuel Gil
Cinematography
Rafael Casenave
Runtime
90 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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