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Spanish | Nueve cartas a Berta |
Directed by | Basilio Martín Patino |
Screenplay by | Basilio Martín Patino |
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Cinematography | Luis Enrique Torán |
Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
Music by | Carmelo Bernaola |
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Distributed by | Hispano Fox-Film |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Nine Letters to Berta (Spanish: Nueve cartas a Berta) is a 1966 Spanish drama film written and directed by Basilio Martín Patino which stars Mari Carrillo, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, and Antonio Casas. It is widely acknowledged as a hallmark title of the so-called Nuevo Cine Español. [1]
In the 1950s, [2] Lorenzo Carvajal, son to a former Francoist combatant now working in a bank and a pious housewife, returns to Salamanca from a spell in England. He writes love letters to a woman he met in England, Berta Carballeira (never featured onscreen), the daughter of a Spanish exile, also detailing the sense of weariness he experiences back in his native city, as he feels stranged from his family, local girlfriend, and friends. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The film is an Eco Films and Transcontinental Films Española (Transfisa) production. [8] Shooting locations included Madrid and Salamanca. [8]
The film was presented at the 14th San Sebastián International Film Festival in June 1966. [9] It was released theatrically in Spain on 27 February 1967. [10] 417,965 tickets were sold, with the film proving to be a blockbuster relative to comparable Nuevo Cine Español titles. [11]
Nine Letters to Berta | |
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Spanish | Nueve cartas a Berta |
Directed by | Basilio Martín Patino |
Screenplay by | Basilio Martín Patino |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Luis Enrique Torán |
Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
Music by | Carmelo Bernaola |
Production companies |
|
Distributed by | Hispano Fox-Film |
Release dates |
|
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Nine Letters to Berta (Spanish: Nueve cartas a Berta) is a 1966 Spanish drama film written and directed by Basilio Martín Patino which stars Mari Carrillo, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, and Antonio Casas. It is widely acknowledged as a hallmark title of the so-called Nuevo Cine Español. [1]
In the 1950s, [2] Lorenzo Carvajal, son to a former Francoist combatant now working in a bank and a pious housewife, returns to Salamanca from a spell in England. He writes love letters to a woman he met in England, Berta Carballeira (never featured onscreen), the daughter of a Spanish exile, also detailing the sense of weariness he experiences back in his native city, as he feels stranged from his family, local girlfriend, and friends. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The film is an Eco Films and Transcontinental Films Española (Transfisa) production. [8] Shooting locations included Madrid and Salamanca. [8]
The film was presented at the 14th San Sebastián International Film Festival in June 1966. [9] It was released theatrically in Spain on 27 February 1967. [10] 417,965 tickets were sold, with the film proving to be a blockbuster relative to comparable Nuevo Cine Español titles. [11]