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Welcome Mr. Marshall! (Spanish: ¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!) is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga, and considered one of the masterpieces of Spanish cinema.
(Bienvenido Mr Marshall!) sees the poverty-stricken Spanish village of Villar del Río put on its best face in the hope of attracting the munificence of a delegation of Americans in charge of the European Recovery Plan (a.k.a. the Marshall Plan).
Welcome Mr. Marshall! (original title: ¡Bienvenido Mister Marshall!) is a classic Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga, and written by Berlanga himself, Juan Antonio Bardem (uncle of that Bardem) and Miguel Mihura. The film won the international prize for best comedy at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
Although more than 40 years old, this funny, compassionate little fable has an ebullience and freshness that transcend its historical context. Welcome Mr. Marshall Directed by Luis Garcia...
Feb 27, 2020 · The earliest work on display is Bienvenido Mr. Marshall! (aka Welcome Mr. Marshall!, 1952), Berlanga’s breakout feature, which lovingly satirizes a small Spanish town trying to lure Marshall Plan funds from the U.S.
Aug 29, 2013 · One of the great classics of Spanish cinema, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Marshall! (Welcome Mr. Marshall!) is a biting satire that skewers every target imaginable: Spanish citizens, the government, the church, and even the United States.
In a biting, Ealing-style satire of Franco’s Spain, a Castilian backwater adopts Andalusian stereotypes to hoodwink a group of Marshall Plan representatives. The 2024 New York Asian Film Festival is underway!
