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Arroz y tartana (2003)

Arroz y tartana poster
Directed by
José Antonio Escrivá
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Spanish widow struggles to maintain her family's social standing in late 1800s Valencia. She pushes her daughters toward wealthy marriages while managing their household finances.

periodfamily dramaslow-burnemotionalclassicdomesticseriousearnest

What happens

Arroz y tartana (transl. Rice and cart) is a Spanish prime-time television miniseries based on the 1894 novel of the same name by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Produced by Intercartel for Televisión Española (TVE) and Generalitat Valenciana, it was directed by José Antonio Escrivá, with screenplay by Horacio Valcárcel. Its two episodes adapting the novel were broadcast on La Primera of Televisión Española on 19 November 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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