Year of Enlightment
105 mins
April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army, to a sanatorium for children suffering from tuberculosis, situated on the border with Portugal. Once in the sanatorium, Manolo, surrounded by boys all much younger than he is, feels a bit like the cock of the walk since the only other man around is the handyman Emilio who looks after the gardens and does whatever needs to be done about the place. His wife, Rafaela, is the cook. Manolo meets Irene, a falangist who runs the sanatorium, and the school teacher, Miss Transito, a crabby spinster. He has his first sexual experience, albeit as a voyeur, with his nurse Vicenta. When she has to leave, her place is taken by a girl from the village, Maria Jesus, with whom Manolo falls hopelessly in love. A relationship grows up between them which will mark them both for ever.
Lucas Martín
Jesús
Juan de Pablos
Padre José
Pilar Marco
Pepita
José María Cañete
Caballero
Sonia Tarin
Chica Plaza
Mercedes Jiménez
Chica Quiosco
Carmen Velasco
Madre
Paloma Recio
Hermana 1
Mónica Martín
Hermana 4
Bárbara Tardón
Hermana 5
Sot'so
Joven autobús
José Antonio Díaz
Viudo
Javier Lozano
Guardia Civil 1
Joaquín Chaves
Guardia Civil 2
Ismael Martín
Niño
Marcelo García Flores
Motorista
Rosa Pascual
Monja 1
Asunción Nogales
Monja 2
Casimira Encinas
Campesina
Carmen Espada
Señora
Rafael Serna
Cazador 1
Jesús Fernández
Cazador 2
Manuel Huete
Story
Carmen Martínez Rebé
Second Assistant Director
Alfredo Díaz
Key Grip
Juan Pedro Hernández
Makeup Artist
Pablo Blanco
Assistant Editor
Carmen Frías
Editor
Ramón Moya
Settings
Alfonso Pino
Sound Mixer
Alfonso Jadraque
Location Manager
Josep Rosell i Palau
Production Design
Eusebio Graciani
Assistant Director
Peris
Wardrobe Master
Luis Argüello
Art Direction
Juan Botella
Assistant Production Manager
Luciano Romero
Assistant Property Master
María Teresa García Trueba
Wardrobe Master
Ángel Megino
Transportation Coordinator
Francisco Guerrero
Music
Juan Amorós
Director of Photography
Luis Argüello
Costume Design
Jaime Botella
Assistant Production Manager
Juan Sánchez
Special Effects
Marisa Ibarra
Script Supervisor
Rafael Castro
Electrician
Cristina Huete
Production Manager
Agustín Alcázar
Props
Luis Castro
Sound Effects
Antonio «Mármol» Rodríguez
Sound Recordist
Francisco Durán
Electrician
Jean-Claude Laureux
Sound
Juan Amorós
Camera Operator
Joaquín Manchado
Assistant Camera
Lala Huete
Assistant Costume Designer
Ángel Muñoz Alonso
Music Consultant
Jorge Hernández Lobo
Assistant Makeup Artist
Fernando Fernández
Generator Operator
Teresa Matías
Hairstylist
Benjamín Garrido
Assistant Editor
Juan de la Flor
Property Master
Rafael García Martos
Gaffer
Gilles Ortion
Boom Operator