Underplayed Gems

Rateta, rateta (1990)

Rateta, rateta poster
Directed by
Francesc Bellmunt
Runtime
1h 50m
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How it feels

A young woman from a Pyrenean village wins the lottery and moves to Barcelona for a glamorous life. She is courted by three suitors who each introduce her to a different drug, but her faithful boyfriend from home tries to win her back with help from her aunt.

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What happens

Rateta, rateta és una pel·lícula catalana dirigida per Francesc Bellmunt, estrenada l'any 1990. Basat en el conte popular infantil català La rateta que escombrava l'escaleta, el film narra les aventures de la Montserrat (Mercè Pons), una noia d'un poble del Pirineu que escombrant el Casal troba un número premiat de la loteria i se'n va a viure la bona vida a Barcelona. Tres amants metafòrics, el ruc (Gerard Quintana), el porc (Juan Echanove) i el gat (Hermann Bonnín), la sedueixen, cadascun amb una droga (marihuana, cocaïna i heroïna) però serà el xicot que la festejava al poble (Pere Ponce), amb l'ajuda de la tieta Nuri (Rosa Maria Sardà), qui li demostrarà que l'amor fidel del ratolí és el que la farà feliç de debò. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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