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Placido (1961)
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Original name: Plácido
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In a small spanish town, a group of old ladies decide to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "Sit a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in it we find Plácido, the humble owner of a three-wheeler, whose family is forced to live in a public lavatory because of the lack of money to pay the rent, and who has to pay the second bill of his vehicle before midnight or else he will lose it.
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting
Plot:
working class, dark humor, social differences, small town, lawyer, bourgeoisie, charity, homeless, social satire, rich and poor, suspense, family relations, family life, society, family problems, elderly, satire, family in crisis, social relations, humble, race against time, small town life, golden years, money raising, power relations ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
iberian peninsula, spain
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Story:
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