If They Tell You I Fell (1989)

Original title

Si te dicen que caí

Directed by

Vicente Aranda

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

2h

Rated

18

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1940s Barcelona, a young rag and bone merchant falls in love with a prostitute. The film blends real events with imagined stories in a complex narrative.

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What happens

If They Tell You I Fell (Spanish: Si te dicen que caí) is a 1989 Spanish film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, starring Victoria Abril and Jorge Sanz along with Antonio Banderas and Javier Gurruchaga. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Juan Marsé, which was based on the killing of Carmen Broto. Set mostly in the old quarter of 1940s Barcelona, the film centers in a young rag and bone merchant who falls in love with a prostitute. If They Tell You I Fell has an intricate narrative in which real and imagined stories blend in a crosswords style. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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