La Plaza del Diamante

original title:
La Plaza del Diamante
other titles:
La plaça del diamant
country / year of production:
Spain / 1982
original length:
115 min. , color
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genre:
melodrama
based on:
Mercè Rodoreda. La Placa del Diamant. Barcelona: Club Ed., 1965.

Mercè Rodoreda. Auf der Plaça del Diamant. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1999.
director:
Francesc Betriú
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plot synopsis:
This sentimental film shows the Spanisch Civil War from another point of view. It tells the story of a woman and her relationship to people from the barcelonese rearguard.
keywords:
women during wartime , home front , children , battle-fatigue
war:
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
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The languages of the film are Spanish and Catalan.
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