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Welcome Mr. Marshall!

1953 · 78 min

A gentle, sly satire that ambles through village life before turning quietly, stingingly sad about dashed hopes.

Directed by: Luis García Berlanga
Genres: Comedy
Starring: José Isbert, Manolo Morán, Lolita Sevilla

Overview: A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish culture with which the visiting foreign officials would be more familiarized, the Castilian citizens don unfamiliar Andalusian costumes, hire a renowned flamenco performer, and re-decorate their town in Andalusian style, meantime waiting for their uncertain arrival.

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Directed by: Luis García Berlanga
Genres: Comedy
Starring: José Isbert, Manolo Morán, Lolita Sevilla

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
deception
politics
greed
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Luis García Berlanga
Written by: Luis García Berlanga, Miguel Mihura, Juan Antonio Bardem
Starring: José Isbert, Manolo Morán, Lolita Sevilla, Alberto Romea, Elvira Quintillá, Luis Pérez de León, Félix Fernández, Nicolás D. Perchicot
Music: Jesús García Leoz
Cinematography: Manuel Berenguer
Runtime: 78 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish, English

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