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El bolero de Raquel

1957 · 101 min

A gentle, chatty comedy that ambles through mishaps and small kindnesses, leaving a soft bittersweet glow.

Overview
The film tells an episode of the life of a kindly hearted bootblack who becomes accidentally the tutor of an orphan but nevertheless spends all his time and effort for the sake of the boy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • class
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Written by
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Starring
Cantinflas, Paquito Fernández, Manola Saavedra, Flor Silvestre, Daniel Herrera, Leonor Gómez, Mario Sevilla, Alberto Catalá
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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