Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree

109 minutesCountrySpainLanguageSpanish

Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree (Spanish: Eloísa está debajo de un almendro) is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil based on a play of Enrique Jardiel Poncela and starring Amparo Rivelles and Rafael Durán and Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón.

Plot

The film tells the story of Fernando (Rafael Durán) who returns home after the death of his father. In a letter he asks her to solve the crime of a woman that occurred years ago. This leads him to come into contact with the strange inhabitants of a peculiar mansion, among whom he discovers the beautiful Mariana (Amparo Rivelles), with whom he falls madly in love.

Cast

• Amparo Rivelles as Mariana
• Rafael Durán as Fernando
• Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro as Clotilde
• Juan Espantaleón as Edgardo
• Alberto Romea as Ezequiel
• Juan Domenech as Leoncio
• Joaquín Roa as Fermín
• José Prada as Dimas / Luis Perea
• Ana de Siria as Micaela
• Angelita Navalón as Práxedes
• Nicolás D. Perchicot as Presidente del Liceo
• Enrique Herreros as Acomodador del cine
• Mary Delgado as Julia

References

Bibliography

• España, Rafael de (1994). Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-makers and Films (in Spanish). Flicks Books. ISBN 978-0-948911-47-7.

External links

• Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree at IMDb