Francesc Betriu

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Francesc Betriu

Born January 18, 1940 · Orgaña, Lérida, Cataluña, España

Died November 7, 2020 · aged 80

No biography available.

Known For

Réquiem por un campesino españolRéquiem por un campesino español · 1985
Réquiem por un campesino español
★ 5.41985
MovieCrimeWar
Hypocrisy and betrayal are the two dramatic pivots in this effective, emotionally gripping tragedy about the life and death of Paco (Antonio Banderas), a Spanish peasant who had been fighting against the feudal landowning system that kept farmers impoverished. Paco's life is told in flashbacks by a priest (Antonio Ferrandis) who is seen officiating at an anniversary mass attended by three wealthy landowners and no one else. The priest recalls Paco's baptism, his communion, his marriage ceremony and then his work for the peasants as he advocated and led them in a land-reform movement. The rest of the story will rest heavy on the priest's conscience, as he looks out at his empty church.
La duquesa rojaLa duquesa roja · 1997
La duquesa roja
★ 5.31997
MovieComedy
An Andalusian duchess has the dilemma of what to do with a grove, whether to convert it into a natural reserve or to make a luxury urbanization. The duchess, who is torn between her aristocratic privileges and a social commitment that has cost her more than one dislike in the past, must make a decision about her lands, to which she wants to get some money without harming the people. On the other hand, An ambitious Basque financier, Antónón Ibarrondo, intends to build a luxury urbanization in the Marbella style in the grove. Around the duchess, the businessman, environmentalists and other members in the conflict, problems begin to arise and everything will be decided in a referendum, convened with the idea that it is the people who decide, which coincides with the annual celebration of the Pilgrimage del Pueblo.With a cast "
La plaça del DiamantLa plaça del Diamant · 1982
La plaça del Diamant
★ 6.71982
MovieDrama
Colometa is an average housewife with two children to care for in the late 1930's, as the Spanish Civil War is starting and her husband goes off to fight. She had been an ordinary woman working in a shop when she met the lively carpenter who married her, and their life together was without major problems. But now she is forced to raise her children under straitened circumstances, and after her husband dies, her life undergoes another major change as she marries for the second time. Underneath Colometa's acquiescent, forebearing exterior must lie just a few discontents, a few unrealized dreams - but they never surface as she blithely moves from one episode in her life to another.
El paraíso ya no es lo que eraEl paraíso ya no es lo que era · 2001
El paraíso ya no es lo que era
★ 4.22001
MovieComedy
Mercedes (Neus Asensi) Mariángeles (Ana Risueño) and Carmen (Miriam Diaz Aroca) need to escape something: the stress of the job, a divorce or a gray and boring existence. And all three are looking for something: a love affair in an exotic country. The destination is Tunisia, land of contrasts, from the deserts and beaches. But far from land into a paradise unprecedented journey undertaken with a group of quirky characters.
Bolero de amorBolero de amor · 1970
Bolero de amor
★ 6.51970
MovieComedy
El día que murió Gracia ImperioEl día que murió Gracia Imperio · 2013
El día que murió Gracia Imperio
★ 6.02013
Movie
On November 1, 1968 were found dead bodies of two people, a man and a woman in apartment number 13 of the C / Cuenca 78, Valencia. She was Emilia Catalina Arguelles, better known as Gracia Imperio. The news of his death had a big impact on the city, as it was an artist of great triumphs in Spain, but mainly in the city of Valencia. 40 years later, is an investigation of the facts by witnesses and friends of the victims to try to clear up the mystery surrounding the case of death of the famous starlet and her young lover, while analyzing the social conditions of the time.
Gente de mesónGente de mesón · 1969
Gente de mesón
★ 8.01969
MovieDocumentary
Mónica del RavalMónica del Raval · 2009
Mónica del Raval
★ 5.32009
MovieDocumentary
Self-portrait of Mónica Coronado, who for twenty years has worked as a street prostitute in Barcelona's Raval neighborhood.

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Réquiem por un campesino españolRéquiem por un campesino español · 1985
Réquiem por un campesino español
★ 5.41985
MovieCrimeWar
Hypocrisy and betrayal are the two dramatic pivots in this effective, emotionally gripping tragedy about the life and death of Paco (Antonio Banderas), a Spanish peasant who had been fighting against the feudal landowning system that kept farmers impoverished. Paco's life is told in flashbacks by a priest (Antonio Ferrandis) who is seen officiating at an anniversary mass attended by three wealthy landowners and no one else. The priest recalls Paco's baptism, his communion, his marriage ceremony and then his work for the peasants as he advocated and led them in a land-reform movement. The rest of the story will rest heavy on the priest's conscience, as he looks out at his empty church.

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La duquesa rojaLa duquesa roja · 1997
La duquesa roja
★ 5.31997
MovieComedy
An Andalusian duchess has the dilemma of what to do with a grove, whether to convert it into a natural reserve or to make a luxury urbanization. The duchess, who is torn between her aristocratic privileges and a social commitment that has cost her more than one dislike in the past, must make a decision about her lands, to which she wants to get some money without harming the people. On the other hand, An ambitious Basque financier, Antónón Ibarrondo, intends to build a luxury urbanization in the Marbella style in the grove. Around the duchess, the businessman, environmentalists and other members in the conflict, problems begin to arise and everything will be decided in a referendum, convened with the idea that it is the people who decide, which coincides with the annual celebration of the Pilgrimage del Pueblo.With a cast "

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