Belle Époque (1992)

Directed by

Fernando Trueba

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film

Country

Portugal, Spain

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 207 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young soldier deserts the army and finds shelter at a country home. He falls in with a widower and his four beautiful daughters, each of whom takes a romantic interest in him.

warmwhimsicallightheartedromanticgentlenostalgicearthy

What happens

Belle Époque is a 1992 comedy-drama film directed by Fernando Trueba. Consisting of a fable-like story, primarily displaying a warm tone, and set in an idyllic countryside location during the transition to the Second Spanish Republic, the film features Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Penélope Cruz, Miriam Díaz Aroca, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Gabino Diego and Chus Lampreave, among others. It received the Goya Award for Best Film along with eight other Goya Awards and was named Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards. It is a joint production among companies from Spain, Portugal and France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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