''Elisita'' is a

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

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dramatic film written and directed by Juan Cano Arecha. The film is a love story between a young student (Antonio) and an older woman (Elisita). Action takes place in Madrid, Spain during the

Francoist State Francoist Spain (), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (), or Nationalist Spain () was the period of History of Spain, Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . ...

Plot

The film begins in 1980's Spain during

Spain's transition to democracy The Spanish transition to democracy, known in Spain as (; ) or (), is a period of modern Spanish history encompassing the regime change that moved from the Francoist dictatorship to the consolidation of a parliamentary system, in the form of ...

. An old single woman (Elisita) sits alone in ‘The Retiro’ park in central Madrid remembering her only love story during the post civil war in Spain. Flashback takes us back to Francisco Franco's

. Elisita is an intelligent young but mature woman who lives with her rich widower and extremely Catholic mother Dona Elisa. Elisita's mother encourages her to find a husband and marry before she is too old. Antonio is a young student friend of the family who is preparing for his school exams. Too young to be her husband, Antonio is mutually attracted by her caring personality. Elisita is asked to help Antonio with his Latin and math lessons. As they spend several afternoons together they develop a close bond. Elisita knows this might be her last chance to fall in love and Antonio's first encounter with passion. As days pass, Elisita and Antonio fall in love and the inevitable happens.

Cast

*Nicolas De Santis - Antonio *Encarna Paso - Elisita * Lola Gaos – Dona Elisa * Imanol Arias – Boy in park *Mari Paz Ballesteros - Amiga *Concha Gomez Conde – Antonio's mother *Guillermo Heras – Doctor *Socorro Anadon – Girl in park

Production notes

Nicolas De Santis who plays Antonio as lead actor is the son of famous Spanish actress

Maria Cuadra Maria Cuadra (born Madrid 24 December 1936) is a Spanish film, television and theater actress. Career Maria Cuadra has starred in Spanish and international co-productions including: Platero y yo, Ultimo Encuentro, Vuelve San Valentin, The P ...

and Italian producer Eduardo De Santis. He made his debut in this movie at 14 years of age.

External links

* 1980 films Spanish drama films Films set in Spain 1980s Spanish-language films 1980s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films {{1980s-Spain-film-stub