''The Curious Impertinent'' (Spanish: ''El curioso impertinente'') is a 1953 Spanish

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Klossner p.90 It is based on a noteworthy story from ''

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'' by

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, extracted from his famous exemplary novels (

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Plot

The film's plot turns around the story between two friends called Lothario (britanized from Lotario) and Anselmo, and the latter's wife, Camila. Anselmo, preyed by an impertinent curiosity, asks Lotario to flirt with Camila, to prove her loyalty. At first, Camila spurns outraged the pretensions of Lotario, and Anselmo remains content about his wife's loyalty, but then convinces Lotario to keep flirting with her. Lotario and Camila finally become lovers, whereas Anselmo remains content about the loyalty of both his friend and wife, not knowing about the love affair which they maintain in secret. An unforeseeable circumstance reveals the truth, so Camila ends up running away from the house, and Anselmo dies writing the cause of his mourning.

Cast

* Valeriano Andrés * Ricardo B. Arévalo *

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* Manuel Kayser *

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* Miguel Pastor *

* Carlos Rufart *

* Eugenia Vera *

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References

Bibliography

* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland & Company, 2002.

External links

* 1950s historical films Spanish historical films 1953 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films based on Don Quixote Films directed by Flavio Calzavara Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub