''Confessions of a Congressman'' () is a 1978 Spanish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
co-written and directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Eloy de la Iglesia (1 January 1944 – 23 March 2006) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.
De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay and socialist filmmaker who is relatively unknown outside Spain despite a prolific and successful career in hi ...
starring
José Sacristán
José María Sacristán Turiégano (born 27 September 1937), better known as José Sacristán, is a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor.
He made his feature film debut in 1965 in '.
At Gijón International Film Festival in 2015, he r ...
.
Nowadays, the film is a portrait of Spanish society during the so-called
Transition.
Plot
Madrid
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. Roberto Orbea is a
marxist-leninist politician and
closeted homosexual, as well as a member of a recently legalised party.
He is married to Carmen, and he has been elected as
deputy
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* Steward (office)
* Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy"
* Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including:
** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...
in the first democratic elections in Spain. But his enemies, the fascists, know his double life. Roberto likes men, and they hire Juanito to seduce the politician. They fall in love.
Cast
Release
The film was a box-office hit, with close to one million admissions.
See also
*
List of Spanish films of 1978
A list of films produced in Spain in 1978 (see 1978 in film).
Films
References
External links
Spanish films of 1978
at the Internet Movie Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spanish Films Of 1978
Lists of Spanish films by year, 1978
Lists of 1 ...
References
External links
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1978 films
1970s Spanish-language films
Spanish LGBTQ-related films
Spanish political drama films
Films set in Madrid
Films about the Spanish Transition
Films directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Films shot in Madrid
Teensploitation
1970s Spanish films
1978 drama films
1978 LGBTQ-related films
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