Long Live the Bride and Groom explained

Long Live the Bride and Groom
Director:Luis García Berlanga
Producer:Marciano De La Fuente
Cesáreo González
Starring:José Luis López Vázquez
Cinematography:Aurelio G. Larraya
Editing:José Luis Matesanz
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

Long Live the Bride and Groom (Spanish; Castilian: '''¡Vivan los novios!''') is a 1970 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Leonardo, an employee of a provincial bank, travels to Costa Brava with his mother to marry Loli, owner of a souvenir shop, with whom he has maintained formal relations for years. Leonardo is a repressed man who has erotic fantasies about young, blonde, foreign women. On his last night as a single man, he decides to go out in search of an adventure.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Long Live the Bride and Groom . 11 April 2009. festival-cannes.com.