La Muchacha de las Bragas de Oro
Director: Vicente Aranda
Genre: Drama
Year: 1980
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish Language
Starring: Victoria Abril, Lautaro Murúa
The Girl with the Golden Panties (Spanish: La Muchacha de las Bragas de Oro) is a 1980 Spanish Film directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Victoria Abril and Lautaro Murúa. The film was based upon a novel by Catalonian author Juan Marsé. La Muchacha de las Bragas de Oro explores the changing nature of a former fascist, a reflection of Spain facing its past during Franco’s regime. The film exhibits a sexual frankness which was off-limits in Spanish films made before 1975.
Luis Forest, an aging Falangist writer, has retired to Sitges to devote himself to review his past, write his memoirs and ruminate over his failed marriage. He feels guilty because of his political past and lives in virtual isolation in his large house accompanied only by his dog and Tesla, the housekeeper.
His isolation is suddenly interrupted by the unexpected visit of his niece, Mariana. Young and wildly carefree, Mariana has arrived with the excuse to interview her uncle about the biographical book he's writing. The reportage would appear in the magazine where she works with her aunt, Sole, Luis’ estranged wife. Mariana has not seen her uncle in many years and is happy in his company. She has arrived with a
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