Las Truchas
Encyclopedia
Las Truchas is a 1978 Spanish film
directed by José Luis García Sánchez
. It satirizes middle class
society under the rule of Franco
via a story about the annual dinner of a fishing club whose members eat rotten trout
while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it. The film was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival
, where it won the Golden Bear
.
Cinema of Spain
The art of motion-picture making within the nation of Spain or by Spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as Spanish Cinema.In recent years, Spanish cinema has achieved high marks of recognition as a result of its creative and technical excellence...
directed by José Luis García Sánchez
José Luis García Sánchez
José Luis García Sánchez is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival...
. It satirizes middle class
Middle class
The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
society under the rule of Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
via a story about the annual dinner of a fishing club whose members eat rotten trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it. The film was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival
28th Berlin International Film Festival
The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 22 to March 5, 1978. This was the first year the festival was held in February.-Jury:* Patricia Highsmith * Sergio Leone* Theodoros Angelopoulos* Jacques Rozier...
, where it won the Golden Bear
Golden Bear
According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
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Cast
- Héctor Alterio - Gonzalo
- Juan Amigo - Emiliano
- Francisco Casares - Camarero
- Luis CigesLuis CigesLuis Ciges was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 140 films between 1958 and 2002.-Selected filmography:* The Thief of Tibidabo * Spain Again * Long Live the Bride and Groom...
- Militante de Cruz Roja - Roberto Font - Sebastian
- Manuel Huete - Adolfo
- Lautaro MurúaLautaro MurúaLautaro Murúa was a Chilean-born Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is one of the best known actors in the Cinema of Argentina....
- Presidente - Antonio Passy - Camarero
- Luis Politti - Don Jose Maria
- Kino Pueyo - Cocinero (as Quino Pueyo)
- Antonio Requena - Antonio
- Juan Sala - Antonio Gallifa
- Alfonso VallejoAlfonso VallejoAlfonso Vallejo is a Spanish artistplaywright, poet, painter and neurologist. He has published 34 plays and 25 poetry books. Vallejo was awarded the Lope de Vega prize in 1976 for his play "El desgüace". "Ácido Sulfúrico" was the runner up prize in 1975. In 1978 he received the Internacional Tirso...
- Alfonso - Juan Jesús Valverde - Juan Alberto