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Elisa, My Life (1977)
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Original name: Elisa, vida mía
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Elisa has not seen her father Luis for nine years, but she receives a telegram from her sister Isabel in a moment of crisis of her marriage with Antonio telling that her father is ill and she decides to travel to the countryside of Madrid with Isabel and her brother-in-law Julián and their two children to visit Luis for his birthday. Elisa decides to stay with his father when her sister returns to Madrid with her family and she gets closer to Luis, understanding why he left her mother years ago. Later she tells him that Antonio cheated her with her best friend Sophie and their relationship has ended. When Antonio unexpectedly arrives in the house, Elisa takes a decision about her life.
Style:
serious, realistic, gloomy, contemplative
Plot:
family problems, incest, family relations, adultery, illness, marriage crisis, parents and children, family life, strong female presence, introspection, crumbling marriage, siblings relations, haunted by the past, family gatherings, birthday, dream, father daughter relationship, memory, isolation, reality, aging, failed marriage, role playing, death of father, childhood memory ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
spain, madrid, europe
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