Boyfriend in Sight
{{Infobox film
| name = Boyfriend in Sight
| image = Novio a la vista.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Luis García Berlanga
| producer = Benito Perojo
| writer = Juan Antonio Bardem
José Luis Colina
Luis García Berlanga
Edgar Neville
| starring = José María Rodero
{{ill|Antonio Vico (actor, born 1903)|Antonio Vico|es|Antonio Vico Camarero}}
José Luis López Vázquez
Josette Arno
Jorge Vico
Irene Caba Alba
Julia Caba Alba
| music = Juan Quintero
| cinematography = Miguel Fernández Mila
Cecilio Paniagua
Sebastián Perera
| editing = Pepita Orduna
| distributor = CIFESA
| released = {{Film date|1954|02|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| budget =
}}
Boyfriend in Sight ({{langx|es|Novio a la vista}}), is a 1954 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It is based on an idea by Spanish filmmaker Edgar Neville, and produced by Benito Perojo.
Plot
The film is set in Spain in 1918.Bentley p.135 Loli is a young woman who has recently reached marriageable age. Her mother believes that she should find a husband soon and considers the beach at Lindamar (a fictional location; the film was shot at the Hotel Voramar in Benicàssim, Castellón), popular among the upper class at the time, to be an appropriate place for this purpose. They travel to the coast with this objective. The mother hopes that an engineer they know will show interest in Loli. However, Loli is in love with Enrique, a student from a modest background who has recently failed his June exams.
Cast
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- Josette Arno as Loli
- Jorge Vico as Enrique García Hurtado
- Julia Caba Alba as Madre de Loli
- Antonio Riquelme as Antonio Cortina
- Julia Lajos as Mujer de Pepito
- Irene Caba Alba as Señora de Cortina
- Fernando Aguirre as Amorós
- Alicia Altabella as Mujer misteriosa
- José Luis López Vázquez as Juanito Renovales
- Luis Roses as Don Enrique
- Carlos Díaz de Mendoza
- Mercedes Muñoz Sampedro as Tía de Loli
- Luis Pérez de León as Ballester
- Concha Fernández as Genoveva Peláez
- Josefina Bejarano as Madre de Genoveva
- Elisa Méndez as
- Juanita Ginzo as Hermana de Genoveva Peláez
- Elena Montserrat
- María Luisa Arias
- Concha López Silva
- José Alburquerque as Catedrático
- Mateo Guitart as Catedrático
- Carmen Villa
- Antonio Truyols
- Enrique S. Guzmán as Gordo
- Terele Pávez as Pecas
- Ana María Caballero
- Jaime Ibrán
- Rafael Membiela
- Mauricio Lapeña
- María Teresa del Castillo
- Federico Urquidi
- María Dolores de la Cámara
- Fernando Rujas
- Juan Díez Nicolás
- {{ill|Antonio Vico (actor, born 1903)|lt=Antonio Vico|es|Antonio Vico Camarero}} as Don Vicente
- José María Rodero as Federico Villanueva
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References
Bibliography
- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0047287|title=Novio a la vista}}
{{Luis García Berlanga}}
Category:1950s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Luis García Berlanga
Category:Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz
Category:Spanish-language comedy films
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