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Year of Enlightment(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-12-05
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20 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army, to a sanatorium for children suffering from tuberculosis, situated on the border with Portugal. Once in the sanatorium, Manolo, surrounded by boys all much younger than he is, feels a bit like the cock of the walk since the only other man around is the handyman Emilio who looks after the gardens and does whatever needs to be done about the place. His wife, Rafaela, is the cook. Manolo meets Irene, a falangist who runs the sanatorium, and the school teacher, Miss Transito, a crabby spinster. He has his first sexual experience, albeit as a voyeur, with his nurse Vicenta. When she has to leave, her place is taken by a girl from the village, Maria Jesus, with whom Manolo falls hopelessly in love. A relationship grows up between them which will mark them both for ever.
Languages: French, Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies:
Iberoamericana Films Producción
Movie: Year of Enlightment
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jorge Sanz
Manolo
Verónica Forqué
Irene
Maribel Verdú
María Jesús
Rafaela Aparicio
Rafaela
Santiago Ramos
Pepe
Chus Lampreave
Doña Tránsito
José «Saza» Sazatornil
Don Teódulo
Manuel Alexandre
Emilio
Violeta Cela
Vicenta
Diana Peñalver
Paquita
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