Brilliant Future (1964)

Original title

Brillante Porvenir

Directed by

Vicente Aranda

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man arrives in a coastal town and becomes entangled with a wealthy family and their secrets. The story follows his growing involvement with a married woman and the consequences that unfold.

understatedmelancholicobservationalsombervisually starkpoeticthoughtfulbittersweet

What happens

Promising Future (Spanish: Brillante Porvenir) is a 1965 Spanish film directed by Vicente Aranda and Román Gubern. Set in Neorealism style, the plot was inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby. Starring Germán Cobos and Italian actress Serena Vergano, it was shot in 35 mm in black and white in Castelldefels, Sitges and Barcelona. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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