Do the Dead Speak to Us?

Dec 3, 2019

0h 22m

★ 5.3

Overview

Filmmaker Helena de Llanos, who lives in the chaotic house, full of memories and treasures, where her grandfather, Fernando Fernán Gómez (1921-2007), legendary writer, actor and director; and his wife, the actress and writer Emma Cohen (1946-2016), shared their lives, analyzes the relationship that the living have with the dead through the places and objects they have left behind.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Manila Films

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Cast

Self

Helena de Llanos

Self (archive footage)

Emma Cohen

Self (archive footage)

Fernando Fernán Gómez

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