''Sor Citroën'', or ''Sor Citroen'', is a 1967 Spanish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Pedro Lazaga Pedro Lazaga Sabater (3 October 1918 – 30 November 1979) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 90 films between 1948 and 1979. Selected filmography * ''The Black Siren'' (1947) * '' María Morena'' (1951) ...

and starring Gracita Morales as Sister Tomasa, a

nun A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 599. The term is ...

who drives a

Citroën 2CV The Citroën 2CV (french: link=no, deux chevaux(-vapeur), , lit. "two steam horse(power)s", meaning "two ''taxable'' horsepower") is an air-cooled front-engine, front-wheel-drive, economy family car, introduced at the 1948 Paris Mondial d ...

Plot

A community of nuns who run an orphanage for girls decides to get motorized and they buy a Citroën 2CV. Sister Tomasa, an impulsive and outgoing nun who has just arrived to the community, is the one to learn to drive. At first she is not very good at it, jeopardizing traffic on several occasions, so she is nicknamed "Sor Citroën" ("Sister Citroën"). When she finally gets the driving license, she dedicates together with Sister Rafaela to drive through the streets of Madrid asking for charity for the orphanage.

Cast

* Gracita Morales as Sister Tomasa / Sor Citroën *

José Luis López Vázquez José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre MML (11 March 1922, in Madrid – 2 November 2009, in Madrid) was a Spanish actor. Career José Luis López Vázquez was born in Madrid, Spain, on 11 March 1922. He originally worked in theater as a costume ...

as "El Cuchillas" *

Rafaela Aparicio Rafaela Díaz Valiente MML (9 April 1906 – 9 June 1996) better known as Rafaela Aparicio was a famous Spanish film and theatre actress. She made more than 100 films. The most remembered are Carlos Saura's '' Anna and the Wolves'', '' Mama ...

as Sister Rafaela *

Juanjo Menéndez Juan José Menéndez Gutiérrez de la Torre (15 May 1929 – 7 November 2003) better known as Juanjo Menéndez was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 90 films and television shows between 1953 and 1997. He starred in the film '' El L ...

as Father Jerónimo * as Superior Mother *

Rafael Alonso Rafael Alonso Ochoa (5 July 1920 – 24 October 1998) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1951 and 1998. Selected filmography * '' Malibran's Song'' (1951) * ''Welcome Mr. Marshall!'' (1953 ...

as driving examiner * as Tomasa's Father *

Antonio Ferrandis Antonio Ferrandis Monrabal (28 February 1921 – 16 October 2000) was a Spanish actor, remembered especially for the role of ''Chanquete'' in the Spanish television series ''Verano azul''. Biography Born on 28 February 1921 in Paterna, provi ...

as Don Paco, the Police commissioner *

José Sacristán José María Sacristán Turiégano (born 27 September 1937), better known as José Sacristán, is a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2015, he received the Nacho Martinez Award. At the 6 ...

as street vendor * Jesús Guzmán as street vendor *

Margot Cottens Margot Noemí Cottens Costa (January 9, 1922 – January 2, 1999) was an Uruguayan actress who made most of her career in Spain. Selected filmography * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1953) * ''My Love Is Called Margarita'' (1961) * '' The Must ...

as "La Trini"

Production

Censorship

The film had to deal during production with Francoist film censors. A scene that was showing the nuns having soup in the

refectory A refectory (also frater, frater house, fratery) is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. One of the places the term is most often used today is in graduate seminaries. The name derives from the La ...

while one of them recites the traffic laws was cut off as inappropriate.

Legacy

In popular culture

The Citroën 2CV is usually listed as one of the most iconic cars in the history of Spanish cinema for its role in this film.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Films directed by Pedro Lazaga Spanish comedy films Films scored by Antón García Abril