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El extraño viaje (English: The Strange Journey) is a 1964 Spanish black drama film directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. [1] [2] Film director Jess Franco acts as the brother of the protagonist. The film was a huge flop on its limited release due to Francoist's censorship.
Strange Voyage: Directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. With Carlos Larrañaga, Tota Alba, Lina Canalejas, Rafaela Aparicio. Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and childish, live in a small town near Madrid. Their bossy eldest sister Ignacia, also an old maid, dominates them.
- (1.7K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Fernando Fernán Gómez
- 1964-08-10
Película de Fernando Fernán Gómez.Con: Jesús Franco, Carlos Larrañaga, Lina Canalejas, Rafaela Aparicio y Tota Alba.Sobre idea de Luis García Berlanga.
En clave de esperpento español, la película del genial Fernando Fernán Gómez serpentea por el cine de misterio, por el drama social y por el terror grotesco sin perder nunca el rumbo.
- (2.2K)
- Ízaro Films, Pro Artis Ibérica
- Fernando Fernán Gómez
Año: 1964. Título original: El extraño viaje. Sinopsis: En un pequeño pueblo de provincias, cercano a la capital, vive una familia compuesta por tres hermanos: la dominante y severa Ignacia y los tímidos y retraídos Paquita y Venancio.
- España
- José Fernández Aguayo (B&W)
- Fernando Fernán Gómez
F ernando Fernán Gómez’s El extraño viaje (US: Strange Voyage) perfectly symbolizes the final shift from authentic film noir to exaggerated, self-conscious crime films with black comedy elements (compare with the short-lived hagsploitation genre popular in the U.S. at this time).
Overview. In a small town near Madrid, Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and with a childish personality, live under the shadow of their bossy older sister, Ignacia, a grumpy old maid.
