Andalusia (1951)

Original title

Andalousie

Directed by

Robert Vernay, Luis Lucia Mingarro

Genre

musical film

Country

France, Spain

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musical romance set in Seville, following a singer who gets entangled in love and misunderstandings. The film is a light operetta adaptation with vibrant color and local scenery.

livelyromanticcolorfulbreezylightheartedwhimsicalnostalgic

What happens

Andalusia (French: Andalousie) is a 1951 French-Spanish musical film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Arlette Poirier. Part of the tradition of operetta films, it is based on an operetta composed by Francis Lopez. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Seville and filmed in Gevacolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. A separate Spanish-language version The Dream of Andalusia was also produced, directed by Luis Lucia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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