Valentina

A gentle, nostalgic coming-of-age tale framed by wartime hardship, blending childhood mischief with poetic yearning and quiet resilience.

Directed by

Antonio José Betancor

Genres

Drama

Starring

Anthony Quinn, Jorge Sanz, Paloma Gómez

Overview

In 1939, in a French prison camp, José Garcés of the defeated Spanish Republican army raises the spirits of his fellow prisoners by telling the story of the year he was 8 years old, 1911, in a small town in northeastern Spain. He was a rascal, baffling his father, always in trouble, and in love with Valentina, a neighbor girl. On his roof top at night he sends semaphore messages to her. He writes poems. He gets them into trouble, killing her father's breeding pigeons. When the two families camp at a decaying castle, his tutor, a sympathetic priest, tells him about the most valiant men, the saints, the heroes, and the poets. Already a poet, he learns a lesson about being a hero.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, love, family, friendship

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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