The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
92 audience votes
Key crew
- Luis García BerlangaDirector
- Miguel Asins ArbóOriginal Music Composer
- José Luis ColinaScreenplay
- Rafael AzconaScreenplay
- Luis García BerlangaScreenplay
- José Luis FontScreenplay
Cast
- CassenPlácido
- José Luis López VázquezGabino Quintanilla
- Elvira QuintilláEmilia
- Manuel AlexandreJulián
- Mario BustosRodolfo
- María FrancésNun
- Carmen YepesMartita
- Jesús PucheCast
- Roberto LlamasOlmedo
- Amelia de la TorreMrs. Galán
- Juan G. MedinaCast
- José María CaffarelZapater
Stills
Themes
small townhomeless personbourgeoisieblack humorsocial satireworking classunpaid billsocial differenceschristmaschristmas eve