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Director
  
Jose Luis Garci

Country
  
Spain

6.8/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
Spanish

Las verdes praderas movie poster

Release date
  
26 March 1979 (Spain)

Writer
  
Jose Luis Garci, Jose Maria Gonzalez Sinde (screenplay), Jose Maria Gonzalez Sinde (story)

Las verdes praderas (English: The Green Meadows) is a 1979 Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Alfredo Landa. The film is a reflection of the years of prosperity lived in Spain after the transition to democracy that followed the death of Francisco Franco.

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Plot

José Rebolledo has a good job at an advertising company and sincerely loves his wife, Elena. The couple has two children and they all seem the perfect family. Without financial problems they can afford some quirks and have acquired a chalet in the Sierra de Madrid where they spend weekends in the company of family and friends, playing sports and having barbecues. However,for José, within this apparent happiness lies a deep sense of frustration with the lifestyle he has chosen. José finds himself out of place in this bourgeois life and he decides to break with it.

Cast

  • Alfredo Landa - José Rebolledo
  • María Casanova - Conchi
  • Carlos Larrañaga - Ricardo
  • Pedro Díez del Corral - Alberto
  • Cecilia Roth - Matilde
  • Norma Aleandro - Fidela

    • DVD release

    Las verdes praderas is available in Region 2 DVD in Spanish only. It was released on DVD in 2009.

    References

    Las verdes praderas Wikipedia
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    Las verdes praderas IMDb Las verdes praderas themoviedb.org