The winner of Best Foreign Language Film for 1993 depicts soldier Fernando (Jorge Sanz) deserting his platoon and ending up seduced by the daughters of an artist whose house he hides in. Fernando Trueba's look at Spain in the early '30s - a few years before the civil war - has just about every clever scene that you can imagine. But most importantly, "Belle epoque" shows how Fernando has to try his luck with each woman and in the process coming to understand whether or not her goal in life fits with his. It's like a second coming of age for Fernando, while the artist has his own issues to deal with. And of course, one can see the various divisions in Spanish society that eventually led to the civil war (the sisters' different personalities sort of mirror that, although none of them is like Franco). A really good and thought-provoking movie. Also starring Maribel Verdú and Penélope Cruz.
Pope Pius X outlawed the tango. WHAT A JERK!!!!!!!
Pope Pius X outlawed the tango. WHAT A JERK!!!!!!!