Film Class: The Strange Journey
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Screening: 12.06.26 EL EXTRAÑO VIAJE Spain, 1964, 98´ DIRECTION: Fernando Fernán Gómez SCREENPLAY: Manuel Ruiz Castillo, Pedro Beltrán. Story: Luis García Berlanga PRODUCTION: José López Moreno, Francisco Molero CINEMATOGRAPHY: José Fernández Aguayo (B&W) EDITING: Rosa G. Salgado MUSIC: Cristóbal Halffter CAST: Carlos Larrañaga, Tota Alba, Lina Canalejas, Jesús Franco, Rafaela Aparicio, Sara Lezana, María Luisa Ponte. SYNOPSIS: In a small provincial town, close to the capital, lives a family made up of three siblings: the domineering and strict Ignacia, and the shy and withdrawn Paquita and Venancio. The monotony of life in the village is only broken on Saturdays, when a musical group from Madrid arrives to liven up the weekend with their songs. In collaboration with the DISA Foundation and the Faculty of Philology of the ULPGC.
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