Adiós, cigüeña, adiós

Adiós, cigüeña, adiós
Adiós, cigüeña, adiós
	Film poster
Directed by	Manuel Summers
Screenplay by	Antonio de Lara; Manuel Summers;
Produced by	Antonio Cuevas
Cinematography	Luis Cuadrado
Edited by	Pablo G. del Amo
Music by	Antonio Pérez Olea
Production; companies	Impala; Kalender Films International;
Distributed by	Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique; Delta; Columbia Pictures Corporation; Daga Films;
Release date	6 September 1971 (Barcelona);
Running time	90 min
Country	Spain

Adiós, cigüeña, adiós (aka Goodbye, Stork, Goodbye) is a 1972 Spanish comedy-drama film.^[1]^[2] It is directed by Manuel Summers, composed by Antonio Pérez Olea and starring by Maria Isabel Álvarez, Francisco Villa and Curro Martín Summers.^[3]

This film is related with Del rosa al amarillo (1963) because it is focused on the childhood and the old age.^[4]

Plot

In early 1970s Madrid, 15-year-old Arturo (Francisco Villa) falls for 13-year-old Paloma (María Isabel Álvarez), a girl from his neighborhood. After dating for a while, they become a couple during a dance.

On a school trip to the snow in Navacerrada, the two schools involved provide a chance for Arturo and Paloma to be alone, and she ends up getting pregnant.

Fearing their families' reactions and lacking sexual education, Mamen (Beatriz Galbó) and the teens from both groups secretly help prepare for the baby's arrival, deciding to support Paloma together: "We'll all take care of Paloma, and the baby will belong to all of us." At one point, Paloma naively remarks, "It feels good to be grown up..."

Cast

María Isabel Álvarez as Paloma
Francisco Villa as Arturo
Curro Martín Summers as Curro
Beatriz Galbó as Mamen
Joaquín Goma
María Rosa Torrico
Alicia Peramó
Luis A. de la Peña
Felipe Anaya
Mari Carmen Heras
José Rodríguez
Cecilio Muñoz
Mercedes Borqué
Alfredo Santacruz
Juan Bautista Ximénez
María de la Riva
Vicente Roca
Teresa Gisbert
Ángel Menéndez
José Bastida
María Hevia
Roberto Cruz
Antonio Alfonso Vidal
Fernando de la Riva
Chumy Chúmez as Sr. Chumy
María Dolores González as Manolo Sánchez
Mari Ángeles Herranz as Mamen
Eloísa Mateos as Curro
José Moratalla as Arturo
Carlos Revilla as Sr. Chumy
Claudio Rodríguez as priest
Ana María Saizar as nun
Ángel Ter as nun
Selica Torcal as Paloma
Joaquín Vidriales as Arturo's father

Controversy

The film attempted to address a taboo topic under Franco-era censorship but faced criticism for its portrayal of Paloma's pregnancy. In the scene where she becomes pregnant, Paloma repeatedly says "no, stop," yet this is depicted as a romantic, innocent act rather than a coercive situation.

References

^ "Historia de nuestro cine - ¡Adiós, cigüeña, adiós! (presentación)". Radio Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Historia de nuestro cine - ¡Adiós, cigüeña, adiós!". Radio Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Adiós, cigüeña, adiós". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "'Adiós, cigüeña, adiós', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst Magazines International. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

External links

Adiós, cigüeña, adiós at IMDb

[1] "Historia de nuestro cine - ¡Adiós, cigüeña, adiós! (presentación)". Radio Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[2] "Historia de nuestro cine - ¡Adiós, cigüeña, adiós!". Radio Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[3] "Adiós, cigüeña, adiós". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[4] "'Adiós, cigüeña, adiós', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst Magazines International. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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