Experiencing the most incredible time I've ever had at the cinema, thanks to the four films I saw at the HOME cinema in Manchester during the Viva! The 28th Manchester Spanish & Latin American Film Festival being splendid, and the four in-depth Q&A's I attended,being a joy to take part in. As the last Q&A ended,I took a look at what movies were going to screen on the final week of the festival.
Having found Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953-also reviewed) to be a superb satire,I was thrilled to discover an obscure title by auteur film maker Luis García Berlanga beig screened with English subtitles,leading to me discovering the national heritage.
View on the film:
Returning to the palace with the Marquis of Leguineche, co-writer (with Rafael Azcona) / directing auteur Luis Garcia Berlanga & cinematographer Carlos Suarez masterfully fill every corner of the screen with jokes, thanks to a depth of field clarity in the refine wide-shots, where the satirical dialogue is performed at the front, whilst Berlanga has broad, rowdy slap-stick comedy gags bouncing along in the background, reflecting the facade of the respectable image the palace attempts to present to everyone.
Crowned in the middle of the Leguineche trilogy, the screenplay by Berlanga and Azcona impressively make this entry one which can be enjoyed on its own, thanks to Berlanga continuing with the witty comedic one-liners of Mr. Marshall!, with wicked, cleverly written satirical dialogue being shared among the strange, quirky Leguineche family members (played by a hilarious ensemble cast), laying bare with ruthless jet-black comedy one-liners the hypocrisy of the aristocracy and the amoral attitude of the financial institutions coming out from the shadow of Franco, and presenting themselves as the new national heritages.
Having found Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953-also reviewed) to be a superb satire,I was thrilled to discover an obscure title by auteur film maker Luis García Berlanga beig screened with English subtitles,leading to me discovering the national heritage.
View on the film:
Returning to the palace with the Marquis of Leguineche, co-writer (with Rafael Azcona) / directing auteur Luis Garcia Berlanga & cinematographer Carlos Suarez masterfully fill every corner of the screen with jokes, thanks to a depth of field clarity in the refine wide-shots, where the satirical dialogue is performed at the front, whilst Berlanga has broad, rowdy slap-stick comedy gags bouncing along in the background, reflecting the facade of the respectable image the palace attempts to present to everyone.
Crowned in the middle of the Leguineche trilogy, the screenplay by Berlanga and Azcona impressively make this entry one which can be enjoyed on its own, thanks to Berlanga continuing with the witty comedic one-liners of Mr. Marshall!, with wicked, cleverly written satirical dialogue being shared among the strange, quirky Leguineche family members (played by a hilarious ensemble cast), laying bare with ruthless jet-black comedy one-liners the hypocrisy of the aristocracy and the amoral attitude of the financial institutions coming out from the shadow of Franco, and presenting themselves as the new national heritages.