That Happy Couple (1951)
- Original title
- Esa pareja feliz
- Directed by
- Luis García Berlanga, Juan Antonio Bardem
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Spanish couple navigates the pressures of consumerist desires in the early 1950s. The film follows their daily lives and the small compromises they make in pursuit of happiness.
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What happens
Esa pareja feliz (translation: That Happy Couple) is a Spanish comedy film co-written and co-directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and Luis García Berlanga. It was their feature film debut and is considered a criticism of the consumerist desire that was beginning to appear in Spain. The film was made in 1951, but not released until 1953. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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