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The Garden of Delights is a espagnol film of genre Drama directed by Carlos Saura with José Luis López Vázquez
The Garden of Delights (1970)
El jardín de las delicias
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Add to a movie listEl jardín de las delicias, also known as The Garden of Delights in English language cinema, is a 1970 Spanish drama film co-written and directed by Carlos Saura.
The film was censured by contemporary Spanish Censorship because of its Franco bourgeois satire and Spanish Civil War references.
Synopsis
Antonio Cano, 45 years old, is an important businessman who was severely injured in a car accident. Because of this, he is temporarily paralyzed and suffers memory loss. His family, friends and business associates all try to recreate scenes from his life in order to revive his memory which, little by little, does begin to return. Each day Antonio is placed in his beautiful garden where he relives many memories, both real and imagined.Actors
José Luis López Vázquez
(Antonio)
Esperanza Roy
(Nicole)
Geraldine Chaplin
(Invitada comunión (uncredited))
Lina Canalejas
(Tia)
Luis Peña
(Ejecutivo)
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