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The Sea and the Weather (1989)

The Sea and the Weather poster
Original title
El mar y el tiempo
Directed by
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his childhood home in Spain after many years abroad. He reconnects with old friends and family, and confronts the changes in their lives and in himself.

melancholicslow-burnintrospectivebittersweetmeditativenostalgicreflectivesubdued

What happens

The Sea and Time (Spanish: El mar y el tiempo) is a 1989 Spanish drama film directed and written by Fernando Fernán Gómez based on his novel of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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