Maravillas
26/02/1981
A young Catholic girl takes viewers through a changing Spanish political and social landscape as she develops from her confirmation day to adulthood. Her first experience with the real Spain comes when her Jewish godfathers cannot come to her confirmation. One of the godfathers, using a ring, poses an early challenge to her innocence that puts her in danger. He later returns, indirectly introducing her to a new boyfriend. If he is one of the symbols for Jewish life under Franco, or for a Judeo-Christian interaction, that interaction is complex. The young woman encounters different lovers as she grows into adulthood, but at the same time she is burdened with financially supporting her father and his own rather decadent lifestyle. Again, this difference in generations could be understood as a difference between the "new" and "old" Spain; it is up to the viewers to interpret the story elements as they decide.
Movie Information
Fernando Fernán Gómez
as Fernando
Cristina Marcos
as Maravillas
Enrique San Francisco
as Membrillo
José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'
as Pirri
Francisco Merino
as Salomón
León Klimovsky
as Santos
Eduardo MacGregor
as Simón
Gérard Tichy
as Benito
George Rigaud
as Tomás
Miguel Molina
as Miqui
José Manuel Cervino
as Juez
Paco Catalá
as
Juan Jesús Valverde
as
Ofelia Angélica
as
Emilio Rodríguez
as
José Luis Barceló
as
