Long Live the Bride and Groom
{{short description|1970 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Long Live the Bride and Groom
| image =
| caption =
| director = Luis García Berlanga
| producer = Marciano De La Fuente
Cesáreo González
| writer = Rafael Azcona
Luis García Berlanga
| starring = José Luis López Vázquez
| music =
| cinematography = Aurelio G. Larraya
| editing = José Luis Matesanz
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1970}}
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
}}
Long Live the Bride and Groom ({{langx|es|¡Vivan los novios!}}) is a 1970 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/f/vivan-los-novios/|title=Festival de Cannes: Long Live the Bride and Groom |accessdate=11 April 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}
Plot
Leonardo, an employee of a provincial bank, travels to Costa Brava with his mother to marry Loli, owner of a souvenir shop, with whom he has maintained formal relations for years. Leonardo is a repressed man who has erotic fantasies about young, blonde, foreign women. On his last night as a single man, he decides to go out in search of an adventure.
Cast
- José Luis López Vázquez as Leonardo
- Laly Soldevila as Loli
- José María Prada as Pepito
- Manuel Alexandre as Carlos
- Xavier Vivé
- Teresa Gisbert
- Jane Fellner
- Luis Ciges
- Víctor Israel
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0066531|title=Long Live the Bride and Groom}}
{{Luis García Berlanga}}
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Category:1970s Spanish-language films
Category:Films directed by Luis García Berlanga
Category:Films with screenplays by Rafael Azcona
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