Madrid, 1987
2011 · Movie · Not Rated · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · 75% critics
In 1987 Madrid, a veteran journalist’s chance meeting with a young student sparks an intense, uncomfortable exploration of love, desire, politics, power, and mutual understanding. As their relationship unfolds, the encounter shifts from intellectual talk to personal urges and discovery of one another.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2012-04-13
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (71 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy adult, intellectually driven drama and a complex relationship in Madrid’s post-Franco transition; Not for you if you want a #metoo-friendly romance, or if you prefer the mood of Julieta or Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed.
Pros: thought-provoking themes; period atmosphere; unglamorous tension | Cons: not #metoo-friendly; uncomfortable dynamics; sexual focus
Themes
- journalist
- madrid, spain
- older man younger woman relationship
- 1980s
- age-gap relationship
Cast & crew
José Sacristán
as Miguel
María Valverde
as Ángela
Ramon Fontserè
as Luis
Alberto Ferreiro
as Hombre del patio (voice)
- BL
Bárbara de Lemus
as Mujer autógrafo
Directed by David Trueba