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El baile (1959)

El baile poster
Directed by
Édgar Neville
Genre
historical film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
15
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

It is about friends and lovers whose relationships play out through dance. The story follows conflicts and reconciliations among a small group.

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What happens

The Dance (Spanish: El baile) is a 1959 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Edgar Neville. It is based on his own theatrical play, El baile, released in (1952), which won the Spanish Premio Nacional de Literatura award. It was the second and last color film directed by Neville after Duende y misterio del flamenco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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