El Pisito

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El Pisito
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Spanish theatrical release poster
Directed by Marco Ferreri
Isidoro M. Ferry
Written byMarco Ferreri
Rafael Azcona
Produced by Eduardo Manzanos Brochero
Alberto Soifer
Starring Mary Carrillo
José Luis López Vázquez
Concha López Silva
Ángel Álvarez
María Luisa Ponte
Cinematography Francisco Sempere
Edited by José Antonio Rojo
Music by Federico Contreras
Release date
15 June 1959
Running time
87 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

El Pisito is a 1959 Spanish black comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri. [1] The Spanish Ministry of Culture forced the producers to sign the film as co-directed by Spaniard Isidoro M. Ferry. It was co-written by famous Spanish screenwriter Rafael Azcona, who collaborated with Ferreri throughout his career. [2] The film was starred by Spanish actor José Luis López Vázquez in his first leading role. [3]

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The film depicts widespread poverty in 1950s Madrid. A long-term couple feels unable to marry, because they can not afford the acquisition of a home. They decide that the man will enter a marriage of convenience with the woman's elderly landlady, in hopes of inheriting the lease of the landlady's property. The film was a huge flop when it was released in Spain, but nowadays is a cult classic. The film had troubles with Spanish censorship.

In the film, Marco Ferreri and Carlos Saura appear in cameos.

Plot

In the Madrid of the late 1950s, with a Spain that is barely beginning to emerge from underdevelopment, economic hardship is common among the population. Petrita (Mary Carrillo) and Rodolfo (José Luis López Vázquez) have been dating for twelve years, but they cannot get married due to lack of means to acquire a home.

Petrita finally glimpses a solution: Rodolfo will marry Doña Martina, her old and sick landlady, so that when she dies she will inherit the lease on the property at a low price. After the ceremony, however, the old woman will still be able to survive two years. She finally dies, and Petrita and Rodolfo see their goal fulfilled, although pessimism and sadness reign in the environment.

Cast

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References

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  2. "El pisito (Marco Ferreri, 1958) - Sombras de Luna" (in European Spanish). 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  3. Cristina Delgado (29 June 2011). "'El pisito', una obra maestra de Ferreri y Azcona en El Cine de La 2". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2024.