Saturday, November 13, 2010
R.I.P. Luis García Berlanga
Bienvenido Mr Marshall/ Welcome Mr. Marshall! (directed by Luis García Berlanga in 1952 - Americanos
"Film director Luis Garcia Berlanga, a major figure in renewing Spain's film scene after the Spanish civil war, died Saturday at his home in Madrid, his family disclosed. He was 89 and had been suffering from Alzheimer's. Among his best-known works was Welcome Mr. Marshall (1952), a bitter satire about Spain's hopes to cash in on the US post-war reconstruction effort known as the Marshall Plan". Source: wwwmonstersandcritics.com
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2 comments :
sad news, have a good weekend, babe! ♥~♥~♥~♥
I recommend watching "El Verdugo", "La escopeta nacional" and "La Vaquilla" if you want to know some of the best work by García Berlanga, happy weekend, countsheep! ♥
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