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National Heritage (1981)

National Heritage poster
Original title
Patrimonio nacional
Directed by
Luis García Berlanga
Genre
comedy film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
12
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family navigates the chaos of their crumbling estate in post-Franco Spain. The film follows their farcical attempts to hold onto privilege and property.

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What happens

National Heritage (Spanish: Patrimonio nacional) is a 1981 Spanish comedy film that was co-written and directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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