That Happy Couple
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| Esa pareja feliz | |
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| File:Esa pareja feliz.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Juan Antonio Bardem Luis García Berlanga |
| Written by | Juan Antonio Bardem Luis García Berlanga |
| Starring | Fernando Fernán Gómez Elvira Quintillá |
| Cinematography | Willy Goldberger (as Guillermo Golberger) |
| Edited by | Pepita Orduna |
| Music by | Jesús García Leoz (as Jesús G. Leoz) |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Esa pareja feliz (translation: That Happy Couple) is a Spanish comedy film co-written and co-directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and Luis García Berlanga. It was their feature film debut and is considered a criticism of the consumerist desire that was beginning to appear in Spain. The film was made in 1951, but not released until 1953.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Good-for-nothing, Juan marries Carmen to begin suffering what he thinks her and their friends' scorn at his proven inability to make a living, until he's lured to an apparent sound business that will for sure make them rich.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Juan Granados Muñoz
- Elvira Quintillá as Carmen González Fuentes
- Félix Fernández as Rafa
- José Luis Ozores as Luis
- Fernando Aguirre as Organizador
- Manuel Arbó as Esteban
- Carmen Sánchez as Dueña del salón de té
- Matilde Muñoz Sampedro as Amparo
- Antonio García Quijada as Manolo
- Antonio Garisa as Florentino
- José Franco as Tenor
- Alady as Técnico
- Rafael Bardem as Don Julián, el Comisario
- Rafael Alonso as Gerente Seguros 'La Víspera'
- José Orjas
- Francisco Bernal
- Lola Gaos as Reina en Rodaje
- Matías Prats Cañete as Locutor Deportivo (voice)
- José Luis López Vázquez as Dependiente
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 1951 | "Jimeno" Revelation Award | Juan Antonio Bardem Luis García Berlanga |
Won | [1] |
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1953 films
- 1951 comedy films
- 1951 films
- 1950s Spanish-language films
- Spanish black-and-white films
- Films set in Madrid
- Films directed by Luis García Berlanga
- Films directed by Juan Antonio Bardem
- Spanish comedy films
- 1953 comedy films
- 1950s Spanish films
- Spanish-language comedy films
- 1950s Spanish film stubs
- 1950s comedy film stubs