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And In The Third Year, He Rose Again
''And in the Third Year, He Rose Again'' ( es, ...y al tercer año, resucitó) is a 1980 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 120. . It is based on a best-selling novel by Fernando Vizcaíno Casas. Plot On the morning of 20 November 1978 ( 20-N), an elderly man in a coat resembling Francisco Franco in his last years hitchhikes from the Valley of the Fallen to Madrid. Around the same time, a radio report on the French franc ( es, franco) is misunderstood as saying that dictator Francisco Franco has rosen from the dead. The rest of the film are scenes showing how Spanish people react to the rumor amidst the Spanish transition to democracy: * Communist leader Santiago Carrillo dons a wig again and plans for exile. * The Organization of Iberian States meets to end up amending the FIFA rules to allow football penalties to be decided democratically by the crowd. * A festival a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Gil
Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His film ''La noche del sábado'' (1950) was nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1950 Venice Film Festival and his film ''El beso de Judas'' (1954) was also nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1954 festival in Venice. His film ''Let's Make the Impossible!'' (1958) was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. He has won nine prizes of the National Syndicate of Spectacle of Spain. Gil was a prominent director of the Franco era. His later works, often in collaboration with the Pro-Franco screenwriter and novelist Fernando Vizcaíno Casas, looked back nostalgically to the years of Franco's rule.Mira p.147 Filmography * ''The Queen's Flower Girl'' (1940) *''The Man Who Wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |