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Canticle (1970)

Canticle poster
Original title
Chicas de club
Directed by
Jorge Grau
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
18
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Spanish drama from 1970 about the lives of women working in a club. The story follows their personal struggles and relationships in a stifling social environment.

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What happens

Chicas de club (también conocida como Cántico) es una película española de drama estrenada en 1970, coescrita y dirigida por Jorge Grau y protagonizada en los papeles principales por Fernando Hilbeck, Elisa Laguna y Fernando Rey.​​ La película fue seleccionada para representar a España en la edición de 1970 del Festival Internacional de Cine de Karlovy Vary.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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