Year of Enlightment (1986)
Overview
April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army, to a sanatorium for children suffering from tuberculosis, situated on the border with Portugal. Once in the sanatorium, Manolo, surrounded by boys all much younger than he is, feels a bit like the cock of the walk since the only other man around is the handyman Emilio who looks after the gardens and does whatever needs to be done about the place. His wife, Rafaela, is the cook. Manolo meets Irene, a falangist who runs the sanatorium, and the school teacher, Miss Transito, a crabby spinster. He has his first sexual experience, albeit as a voyeur, with his nurse Vicenta. When she has to leave, her place is taken by a girl from the village, Maria Jesus, with whom Manolo falls hopelessly in love. A relationship grows up between them which will mark them both for ever.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 0.2492 |
Directed By
Fernando Trueba
Crew
Fernando Trueba
Manuel Huete
Fernando Trueba
Rafael Azcona
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Francisco Guerrero
Juan Amorós
Carmen Frías
Josep Rosell i Palau
Luis Argüello
Ramón Moya
Luis Argüello
Jorge Hernández Lobo
Juan Pedro Hernández
Teresa Matías
Jaime Botella
Juan Botella
Esther García
Cristina Huete
Eusebio Graciani
Carmen Martínez Rebé
Agustín Alcázar
Juan de la Flor
Luciano Romero
Luis Castro
Jean-Claude Laureux
Gilles Ortion
Alfonso Pino
Antonio «Mármol» Rodríguez
Juan Sánchez
Juan Amorós
Enrique Arias
Rafael Castro
Francisco Durán
Alfredo Díaz
Fernando Fernández
Rafael García Martos
Joaquín Manchado
María Teresa García Trueba
Lala Huete
Peris
Pablo Blanco
Benjamín Garrido
Alfonso Jadraque
Ángel Muñoz Alonso
Ángel Megino
Marisa Ibarra
TOP CAST
Jorge Sanz
Manolo
Verónica Forqué
Irene
Maribel Verdú
María Jesús
Rafaela Aparicio
Rafaela
Santiago Ramos
Pepe
Chus Lampreave
Doña Tránsito
José «Saza» Sazatornil
Don Teódulo
Manuel Alexandre
Emilio
Violeta Cela
Vicenta
Diana Peñalver
Paquita
Lucas Martín
Jesús
Juan de Pablos
Padre José
Pedro Reyes
Pascual
Pilar Marco
Pepita
José María Cañete
Caballero
Gabriel Latorre
falangista
María Jesús Hoyos
Tomasa
Sonia Tarin
Chica Plaza
Mercedes Jiménez
Chica Quiosco
Carmen Velasco
Madre
Paloma Recio
Hermana 1
Isabel Ordaz
Hermana 2
Pilar Ordóñez
Hermana 3
Mónica Martín
Hermana 4
Bárbara Tardón
Hermana 5
Sot'so
Joven autobús
José Antonio Díaz
Viudo
Javier Lozano
Guardia Civil 1
Joaquín Chaves
Guardia Civil 2
Carlos Lucas
Detenido
Ismael Martín
Niño
Marcelo García Flores
Motorista
Rosa Pascual
Monja 1
Asunción Nogales
Monja 2
Casimira Encinas
Campesina
Carmen Espada
Señora
Rafael Serna
Cazador 1
Jesús Fernández
Cazador 2
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