''Facing the Sea'' (Spanish:''Rostro al mar'') is a 1951 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 ...
directed by
Carlos Serrano de Osma. It deals with the return of exiles from the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
era.
[Bentley p.124]
Synopsis
After the Spanish Civil War, Alberto and Isabel decide to flee to France to avoid reprisals. She is pregnant and on the way, she goes into labor, so they decide to stop before they reach the border. Alberto decides to leave so as not to endanger his family, promising Isabel to meet again as soon as possible.
Cast
*
Antonio Bofarull
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...
as Manuel
*
José Bruguera as Vicente
*
Fortunato García as Andrés
*
Montserrat Garcia as Martita
*
Camino Garrigó as Doña marta
*
José Gayán as Frankie
*
Francisco Melgares as Marcos
*
Eulalia Montero as Isabel
*
José Manuel Pinillos as Ferruchi
*
Antonio Piñeiro as Oficial
*
José Luis Quintana as Ginés
*
Illa Serti as María
*
Juan Manuel Soriano as Ramón
*
Carlo Tamberlani
Carlo Tamberlani (11 March 1899 – 5 August 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor.
Life and career
Born in Salice Salentino, Tamberlani was born ...
as Alberto
*
Guillermo Urtazun
*
Lily Vincenti as Catherine
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
*
1951 drama films
Spanish drama films
1951 films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Carlos Serrano de Osma
Spanish black-and-white films
1950s Spanish films
Spanish Civil War films
Spanish-language drama films
{{1950s-Spain-film-stub