Year of Enlightment
Synopsis
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.
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 1987 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 1987 generic
- Goya Awards 1987 generic
Titles
| Original title | EL AÑO DE LAS LUCES | |
| Alternate title | Year Of Enlightenment | |
| Alternate title | Year Of Awakening | |
| Alternate title | L'Année des lumières |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
