¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)

Directed by

Carlos Saura

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

AP

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 89 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three traveling performers entertain Republican troops during the Spanish Civil War. They accidentally cross into Nationalist territory and must perform for the enemy to survive.

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What happens

¡Ay, Carmela! is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Saura and co-written by Rafael Azcona based on the eponymous play by José Sanchís Sinisterra. The film stars Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, and Gabino Diego as travelling players performing for the Spanish Republic, who inadvertently find themselves on the Nationalist side during the closing months of the Civil War. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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