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1951 | B/N | 93 min

Emilia works in a dress shop. Her modest salary does not allow her to buy the clothes she would like to wear. One night there is a dance and, being very much in love with her boyfriend, she decides to take an outfit from the shop to impress him. However, everything goes wrong and when the robbery is discovered she is fired. Shortly after, she discovers she is going blind and, to make matters worse, her mother dies.


Country: España
Direction: Mur Oti; Manuel
Script: Mur Oti; Manuel, Pierrá; Francisco, González Álvarez; Francisco, Zozaya; Antonio
Production: J.Uzal; Juan, Romero-marchent; Joaquín
Photography: Berenguer; Manuel
Music: García Leoz; Jesús
Cast:Bardem; Rafael, Pierrá; Francisco, Hurtado; Casimiro, Soler; Vicente, Caba Alba; Julia, Pastrana; Mónica, Arbó; Manuel, Sanchiz; Porfiria, Casal; Teresa, Canales; Susana, Rey; Fernando, Prendes; Luis, Pérez Indarte; Inés, Riquelme; Antonio
Art direction: Salvá; Enrique
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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