Cousin Angelica

Cousin Angelica

1974 · 107 min · ES · 6.5 (38 votes)
Dir. Carlos Saura · Starring José Luis López Vázquez, Lina Canalejas, Fernando Delgado, María Clara Fernández de Loaysa, María de la Riva, Pedro Sempson
Drama

When the single middle-aged Luis travels from Barcelona to bury the remains of his mother in the vault of his family in Segovia, he is lodged by his aunt Pilar in her old house where he spent his summer of 1936 with her. He meets his cousin Angelica, who was his first love, living on the first floor with her husband and daughter, and he recalls his childhood in times of the Spanish Civil War entwined with the present.

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A deeply melancholic journey back in time. This film evokes the ache of lost youth and the weight of memory, set against the backdrop of an old Spanish house. It's a somber, wistful exploration of family and the past.

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