The Request (1976)
- Original title
- La petición
- Directed by
- Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman in a small Spanish town manipulates those around her to get what she wants, drawing a lonely clerk into her schemes. The film follows the consequences of her actions as the clerk becomes entangled in her desires and secrets.
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What happens
The Request (Spanish: La petición) is a 1976 Spanish drama film directed by Pilar Miró (in her feature debut) and co-written by Leo Anchóriz based on Émile Zola's short story Pour une nuit d'amour. It stars Ana Belén along with Frédéric de Pasquale and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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