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El Lazarillo de Tormes (1959) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1959 · 114 mins · Spanish
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- Directed by
- César Fernández Ardavín
- Starring
- Margarita Lozano, Mary Paz Pondal, Juanjo Menéndez, Memmo Carotenuto, Emilio Santiago, Carmen Rodríguez
Adapted from the anonymous sixteenth‑century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), the film follows Lazarillo, a destitute boy forced to survive by his wits after being passed from one cruel master to another. Each encounter reveals the harsh social realities and bitter satire of his era.
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