The Remains from the Shipwreck

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The Remains from the Shipwreck
Directed by Ricardo Franco
Written byRicardo Franco
Produced by José María Cunillés
José María Pascual
Starring Fernando Fernán Gómez
CinematographyCecilio Paniagua
Edited byGuillermo S. Maldonado
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Remains from the Shipwreck (Spanish : Los restos del naufragio) is a 1978 Spanish drama film directed by Ricardo Franco. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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Plot

Mateo experiences a breakup in his relationship and leaves his home. He moves into a nursing home run by nuns, where he accepts a job as a gardener.

There, he meets a resident known as "the Maestro," a writer of fantasies who is preparing a dramatic performance to be staged for the feast day of the nursing home's patron saint.

Cast

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Remains from the Shipwreck". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009.