Main Street (1956) Calle Mayor
Main Street (1956)
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Genre: Drama
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 5760 Kbps | 96 min | 4,20 Gb
Audio: Español AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem
Writers: Carlos Arniches (play "La señorita de Trévelez"), Juan Antonio Bardem
Stars: Betsy Blair, José Suárez, Yves Massard
In a small town where customs and traditions are antiquated prevailing lives Isabel, a woman of 35 years-old who has not yet married. Despite having certain position and very beautiful, she feels a failure for not being married. In the village there is also a group of friends to kill time is devoted to jokes in bad taste to its neighbors. Among those jokes it will emerge one that will challenge John, one of the gang, woo the maid Isabel into believing that wants to marry her. The woman believed and excited as a teenager, prepare her wedding. The lie ever going to be bigger and the consequences will be tragic.
IMDB - 7 wins
The plot of the film is quite simple, and just saying it makes it look less effective than it ultimately is. Let me tell you, it's incredibly effective, and quite brutal too. The acting is pretty fantastic, but the directing is so on point and concise that it becomes the biggest star of the film. Juan Antonio Bardem knows what his intention is and what he's trying to achieve, and I think he achieves it perfectly. The ending is proof of that. The final several minutes are haunting in a pretty memorable and conflicting way, to the point that it becomes unpredictable and you seriously have no idea how it's going to end. Very much recommended.
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Main Street (1956) Calle Mayor
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