Plácido

Spain (1961): Comedy/Drama

This is an effective satire directed by Luis Garcia Berlanga that pans charity from the head -- the cold, calculated or unthinking kind -- as versus charity from the heart. The focus is on Plácido (Casto Sendra-Cassen), a truck driver who has little money and so making regular payments on his truck can be difficult, so much so that he gets behind and is in danger of having his vehicle repossessed. Meanwhile, he gets involved in a local annual charity drive that opens up his eyes to the problems and foibles of other impoverished people. After those experiences, Plácido has a different attitude toward his monthly payments. (Jet Films S.A./In-Cine Distribuidora Cine.) (Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide)

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