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Belle Epoque

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Belle Epoque (1993)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:13

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Spain, 1931. The monarchy is ending, and the army and church reign supreme over Spanish life. In this tumultuous world, Fernando, a young soldier, decides to desert the army in hopes of finding a... Spain, 1931. The monarchy is ending, and the army and church reign supreme over Spanish life. In this tumultuous world, Fernando, a young soldier, decides to desert the army in hopes of finding a more pleasant way to live. He takes refuge with Manolo, a farmer, and when the farmer's four beautiful daughters arrive, each uses her own unique charms to seduce the willing--though exhausted--soldier. Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film. [More]

Starring: Jorge Sanz, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil

Starring: Jorge Sanz, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Miriam Diaz-Aroca, Penélope Cruz

Director: Fernando Trueba

Director: Fernando Trueba

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Manages to turn what could have been a lowbrow sex farce into something at once funny and sweetly innocent.

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Ken Hanke
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Janet Maslin
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Lori Hoffman
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Atlantic City Weekly

Um filme leve e descompromissado, mas só - e sua vitória no Oscar 94 representa apenas mais uma das inúmeras injustiças cometidas pela Academia.

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Pablo Villaca
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Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Funny and bright and most enjoyable

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