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Main Street (Spanish: Calle Mayor) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem starring Betsy Blair and José Suárez. It is based on a Carlos Arniches play titled La señorita de Trévelez. Shooting locations were Palencia, Cuenca and Logroño. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the Venice Film Festival.
"Calle Mayor" (1956) (US title "The Lovemaker") was written and directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. The film stars the extraordinary Betsy Blair, who had just received an Ocscar nomination for her work in "Marty" (1955).
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- Drama
- Juan Antonio Bardem
- 1958-03-10
Sep 13, 2018 · Calle Mayor is a highly influential film still today. Based on the play La señorita de Trévelez by Carlos Arniches, it offers a very bleak vision of provincial society in Spain during Franco’s rule. We helplessly witness Juan and Isabel’s inevitable downfall and eventual social alienation.
Dec 10, 2022 · Calle Mayor (1956) The inhabitants of a small provincial town live trapped in their rancid traditions and customs. In this oppressive environment, Isabel, a 35-year-old single woman, feels like a failure for not having married.
Truly one of the bleakest films I've watched in a long time, Calle Mayor is a gut-punch of a story anchored by an incredible performance by Betsy Blair. She's Isabel, a 35 year old woman in a rural Spanish town, who happens to be unmarried, a huge social stigma.
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- Juan Antonio Bardem
Sep 10, 2012 · Discover the best of the city, first. Calle Mayor is adapted from a classic novel of Spanish provincial life by Carlos Arniches, which had previously been filmed in the '30s....
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Main Street ( Spanish: Calle Mayor) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem starring Betsy Blair and José Suárez. It is based on a Carlos Arniches play titled La señorita de Trévelez. Shooting locations were Palencia, Cuenca and Logroño.
