| El desencanto | |
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| Directed by | Jaime Chávarri |
| Written by | Jaime Chávarri |
| Produced by | Elías Querejeta |
| Starring | Felicidad Blanc Leopoldo María Panero Juan Luis Panero Michi Panero |
| Cinematography | Teodoro Escamilla |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
El desencanto (The Disenchantment) is a 1976 Spanish documentary film written and directed by Jaime Chávarri about the family of famous poet Leopoldo Panero. It tells the story of the Panero family told by themselves twelve years after the death of patriarch Leopoldo Panero, a poet of Francoist Spain. The documentary is based on the testimony of the remaining four members: the poet's widow, Felicidad Blanc, and the couple's three sons: Juan Luis, Leopoldo Maria and Michi.[1] In their intertwined testimonies, they deal with family relations, the weight of their shared past and about themselves.
El desencanto was made towards the end of Francoist Spain and was released during the Spanish transition to democracy becoming a symbol of the decadence of the Francoist family.[2] El desencanto is considered a seminal work among Spanish documentaries and has achieved cult status.[3]
Twenty years later Ricardo Franco made a second part, Después de tantos años (After so many years) (2004). By then the mother has already died, but the three brothers were interviewed.[3]
- ^ Torres, Diccionario Espasa Cine Español, p.170
- ^ Alberto Mira The A to Z of Spanish Cinema, p. 76, at Google Books
- ^ a b Torres, Diccionario Espasa Cine Español, p. 169