Underplayed Gems

Doña Francisquita (1934)

Doña Francisquita poster
Directed by
Hans Behrendt
Genre
musical film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Based on a Spanish zarzuela, the film follows a clever young woman in 17th century Madrid who schemes to win the affections of a bashful man. Her plans lead to comic misunderstandings and romantic entanglements among a group of lively characters.

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What happens

Doña Francisquita es una película española de 1934 dirigida por Hans Behrendt. Está basada en la zarzuela homónima con libreto de Federico Romero Sarachaga y Guillermo Fernández-Shaw, que a su vez se basa en la comedia La discreta enamorada de Félix Lope de Vega, con música del maestro Amadeo Vives y la supervisión de José Giner Vives.​​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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