Elisa, My Life

★★★★★

Original title: Elisa, vida mía · Turkish title: Elisa, Hayatım

1977 · 2 h 5 min

Directed by Carlos Saura

Drama

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Cast

Geraldine Chaplin

Credits

Written by: Carlos Saura

Plot

A father and daughter talk across years.

Sinekatalog’s take

Carlos Saura's film shows a father and daughter in dialogue across years, mixing memory, dreams and reality. Geraldine Chaplin is wonderful in a layered, intimate and poetic family drama of Francoist Spain.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,095 votes)
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