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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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