Luis García Berlanga: pasado, presente y futuro del cine español

Jul 23, 2021

0h 50m

★ 3.0

Overview

A conversation about the work of Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) and his perdurance in contemporary Spanish cinema.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

El Inquilino Producciones

Filmoteca Española

Ecam

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Cast

Self - Host / Film Historian

Santos Zunzunegui

Self - Spanish Film Archive Director

Josetxo Cerdán Los Arcos

Self - Filmmaker

Borja Cobeaga

Self - Filmmaker

Juan Estelrich Revesz

Self - Filmmaker

Fernando Trueba

Self - Filmmaker

Isabel Coixet

Self - Screenwriter

Anna R. Costa

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