The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 30m.
Synopsis
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
177 audience votes
Key crew
- Luis BuñuelDirector
- Darius MilhaudOriginal Music Composer
- Luis BuñuelScreenplay
- Rafael Sánchez VenturaScreenplay
- Pierre UnikScreenplay
Cast
- Francisco RabalNarrator (voice)
Stills
Themes
spainpropagandasurrealismpovertyfake documentarysocial documentaryspanish second republic (1931-39)1930sshort filmpseudo-documentary