Filmed in 1963, but not released in Spain until 1967, the film depicts the failed romance between a bourgeois French tourist girl and a Spanish working class boy.
Direction
Eceiza's patient, observational style lets silences scream.
Acting
Manzaneque's wounded dignity anchors every frame.
Director
Antxón Eceiza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Spain's Nuevo Cine Vasco movement, it was banned domestically until 1967 for its frank class critique under Franco.
The 1963 San Sebastián premiere shocked audiences; Eceiza never made another feature after this commercial failure.
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