A series of films to celebrate the centenary year of Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010), arguably one of the greatest Spanish film directors of his time and an arch-satirist of Spanish society. Remarkably, much of his best and most cutting work were made under the scrutiny of a censorious dictatorship. The online film series revisits four ground-breaking films that played a significant role in his career and evolution as a filmmaker. Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute, New Delhi; Filmoteca de la AECID, ICAA; Filmoteca Española, AC/E; and Academia del Cine, Spain.

The films will be screened every Friday in June 2021 for a duration of 48 hours. Vimeo links of the films will be posted on the IIC website (www.iicdelhi.in) and sent by email.

National Heritage (Patrimonio nacional/Spain) | (110 min; 1981; Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Luis Gracía Berlanga

Recipient of the Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Spanish Movie Performer, Fotogramas de Plata 1982; and Sant Jordi Award for Best Film, Sant Jordi Awards 1981

A satire on the Spanish aristocracy, the film is set in the period following Gen. Franco’s death. An elderly marquis and his insane son decide to return to Madrid after years away, in order to claim a rundown palace. The Palace is inhabited by a bedridden marquesa and her gay manservant…

https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/national-heritage/143736