Josephine and Antonio have reached a delicate economic balance after marriage. The salary of lawyer from him, and wins her in the hospital, allows them to survive and fantasize about some freak. The situation is complicated by the news that Josephine is pregnant. Ahead of the debacle that may involve having a "child who eats everything, including food," Josephine teaches the baby still in her womb, higher education courses in order to save some money in schools. Meanwhile, Antonio enters the underworld scene, looking for customers who offer their services as a lawyer.
Direction
Fernán Gómez directs himself with chaotic precision.
Acting
Gadé's deadpan desperation against Fernán Gómez's manic optimism.
Writing
Satire so sharp it still stings 65 years later.
Director
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Analía Gadé
Josefina Castro
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Antonio Redondo
Manolo Morán
Ceferino López Gallego 'El agujetas'
Carmen de Lirio
Carmen
Xan das Bolas
Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
Félix Fernández
Charlatán
Carola Fernán Gómez
Madre de Antonio
Quique Camoiras
Ignacio Fernández López (as Francisco Camoiras)
Rafaela Aparicio
Clotilde
Ángel Álvarez
Don Heliodoro
María Luisa Ponte
Señora de Piñeiro
Erasmo Pascual
Contable de la oficina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the final years of Franco's first decade, the film smuggles biting social critique through approved comedic formulas—Fernán Gómez was a master of this tightrope walk.
Fernán Gómez and Analía Gadé were married in real life during this period, lending their on-screen bickering an authentic domestic electricity.
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