Flames

Flames

1978 · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy

Barbara, a young girl, lives in an old country house with her father and her teacher. One night, she dreams that a fireman enters her room through the window. Having grown, Barbara leaves her father to travel across the world, before coming back to her childhood fantasies: one day, she calls the firemen, and locks herself with one of them in her bedroom.

Directed by Adolfo Arrieta · Written by Adolfo Arrieta

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