Cousin Angelica

Cousin Angelica

1974 · 107 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

When the single middle-aged Luis travels from Barcelona to bury the remains of his mother in the vault of his family in Segovia, he is lodged by his aunt Pilar in her old house where he spent his summer of 1936 with her. He meets his cousin Angelica, who was his first love, living on the first floor with her husband and daughter, and he recalls his childhood in times of the Spanish Civil War entwined with the present.

Directed by Carlos Saura · Written by Carlos Saura

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