''El Lazarillo de Tormes'' is a 1959

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- Italian film directed by César Fernández Ardavín. An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel ''

Lazarillo de Tormes ''The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes and of His Fortunes and Adversities'' ( es, La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades ) is a Spanish novella, published anonymously because of its anticlerical content. It was published s ...

'' (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.

Plot

The film focuses on the childhood of Lazarillo (Marco Paoletti), a young man from a very humble family who is entrusted by his mother to a blind man (Carlos Casaravilla) to serve as his apprentice.

Cast

* Marco Paoletti - Lazarillo * Juan José Menéndez - The Squire *

Carlos Casaravilla Carlos Casaravilla (12 October 1900 – 17 February 1981) was an Uruguayan actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1934 and 1978. He starred in the film '' El Lazarillo de Tormes'', which won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International F ...

- Ciego (Blind Man) *

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- Cómico (The Actor) *

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- Alguacil (Bailiff) *

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- Antona *

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- Sacristán de la Sagra *

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- Ciega (Blind Girl) *

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- Moza 1ª (Girl #1) * Ana Rivero - Moza 2ª (Girl #2) * Juana Cáceres - Mujer sacristán * Luis Roses - Tejero * Victoria Rambla - Viuda (Widow) * Carmen Rodríguez - Hilandera vieja * Ángeles Macua - Hilandera joven

Awards

;Won * Berlin Film Festival:

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: Best Film and Best Director

References

External links

* 1959 films 1959 comedy-drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Spain in fiction Films based on Spanish novels Golden Bear winners Films directed by César Fernández Ardavín Films set in the 16th century Spanish comedy-drama films Italian comedy-drama films 1950s Spanish films 1950s Italian films Films about poverty {{comedy-drama-film-stub