El Lazarillo de Tormes
1959 Spanish film
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| Directed by | César Fernández Ardavín |
| Written by | César Fernández Ardavín |
| Produced by | César Fernández Ardavín |
| Starring | Marco Paoletti |
| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer |
| Edited by | Magdalena Pulido |
Release dates | 16 November 1959 (Spain) 4 April 1963 (USA (NYC only)) |
Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | Spain Italy |
| Language | Spanish |
El Lazarillo de Tormes is a 1959 Spanish-Italian film directed by César Fernández Ardavín. An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.
Plot
The film focuses on the childhood of Lazarillo (Marco Paoletti), a young man from a very humble family who is entrusted by his mother to a blind man (Carlos Casaravilla) to serve as his apprentice.
Cast
- Marco Paoletti - Lazarillo
- Juan José Menéndez - The Squire
- Carlos Casaravilla - Ciego (Blind Man)
- Memmo Carotenuto - Cómico (The Actor)
- Antonio Molino Rojo - Alguacil (Bailiff)
- Margarita Lozano - Antona
- Emilio Santiago - Sacristán de la Sagra
- Pilar Sanclemente - Ciega (Blind Girl)
- Mary Paz Pondal - Moza 1ª (Girl #1)
- Ana Rivero - Moza 2ª (Girl #2)
- Juana Cáceres - Mujer sacristán
- Luis Roses - Tejero
- Victoria Rambla - Viuda (Widow)
- Carmen Rodríguez - Hilandera vieja
- Ángeles Macua - Hilandera joven
Awards
- Won
- Berlin Film Festival: Golden Bear[1]
- Premios CEC: Best Film and Best Director
See also
- The Rogues (1987)
References
- ^ "Berlinale: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
External links
- El Lazarillo de Tormes at IMDb
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