The Grandfather

El abuelo, feature film, 1998

DIRECTED BY: José Garci

The Grandfather

CAST:
Fernando Fernán Gómez (Don Rodrigo),
Rafael Alonso (Don Pío Coronado),
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo (Dońa Lucrecia),
Agustín González (Senén Corchado)

SCRIPT:
José Luis Garci; Horacio Valcárcel (prema romanu Benita Péreza Galdósa)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Raúl Pérez Cubero

Synopsis:
Don Rodrigo is an old Spaniard who moved to the US at the time of the Gikden Fever. However, he never became rich. Upon his return to Spain he finds out that his son has died and his daughter-in-law has two daughters, one his granddaughter and the other a product of an affair between Lucrecia and her lover. Don Rodrigo wants to find out which is his real granddaughter…

digital, color, 151 min