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The Lame Pigeon(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-10-06
51%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 54m
Overview:
Little Felipe has been sick for a long time. To hasten his recovery, his parents send him to spend the summer of 1958 in the villa of his grandparents, located in the wealthy quarter of Cadiz. The warm climate of southern Spain is good for the boy, but the inhabitants of the great home may be a different story as all the relatives within are a tad strange. There Felipe meets his great-grandmother and her tough nurse Adoracion who patiently listens to grandmama's reminiscence's of the bandoleros who died for her. Felipe is not allowed to leave his bed, but his hours pass pleasantly thanks to the ministrations of the sexy Mari, a virgin, who loves to tease her four strapping aspiring lovers. As the summer progresses, Felipe interacts with all of his relatives and from their strange behavior finds himself learning an awful lot about life and love.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
Movie: The Lame Pigeon
Top 10 Billed Cast
María Barranco
Mari
Francisco Rabal
Tío Ricardo
Carmen Maura
Tía Victoria
Joaquín Kremel
Tío Ramón
Valeriano Andrés
Abuelo
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Felipe
Ana Torrent
Adoración
María Massip
Tía Blanca
Tomás Zori
Bisabuela
Asunción Balaguer
Tata Caridad
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Overview
Little Felipe has been sick for a long time. To hasten his recovery, his parents send him to spend the summer of 1958 in the villa of his grandparents, located in the wealthy quarter of Cadiz. The warm climate of southern Spain is good for the boy, but the inhabitants of the great home may be a different story as all the relatives within are a tad strange. There Felipe meets his great-grandmother and her tough nurse Adoracion who patiently listens to grandmama's reminiscence's of the bandoleros who died for her. Felipe is not allowed to leave his bed, but his hours pass pleasantly thanks to the ministrations of the sexy Mari, a virgin, who loves to tease her four strapping aspiring lovers. As the summer progresses, Felipe interacts with all of his relatives and from their strange behavior finds himself learning an awful lot about life and love.
Release Date
1995-10-06
Average
5.143
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
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Languages:
Español
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