The film is a love story between a young student (Antonio) and an older woman (Elisita). Action takes place in Madrid, Spain during the Francoist State.
The film begins in 1980's Spain during Spain's transition to democracy. An old single woman (Elisita) sits alone in ‘The Retiro’ park in central Madrid remembering her only love story during the post civil war in Spain.
Flashback takes us back to Francisco Franco's Francoist State. Elisita is an intelligent young but mature woman who lives with her rich widower and extremely Catholic mother Dona Elisa. Elisita's mother encourages her to find a husband and marry before she is too old. Antonio is a young student friend of the family who is preparing for his school exams. Too young to be her husband, Antonio is mutually attracted by her caring personality. Elisita is asked to help Antonio with his Latin and math lessons. As they spend several afternoons together they develop a close bond. Elisita knows this might be her last chance to fall in love and Antonio's first encounter with passion. As days pass, Elisita and Antonio fall in love and the inevitable happens.
Nicolas De Santis who plays Antonio as lead actor is the son of famous Spanish actress Maria Cuadra and Italian producer Eduardo De Santis. He made his debut in this movie at 14 years of age.
elisita, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2019, learn, when,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Elisita news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Elisita is a 1980 Spanish dramatic film written and directed by Juan Cano Arecha ElisitaDirected byJuan Cano ArechaWritten byJuan Cano ArechaProduced byAntonio EgeaStarringNicolas De SantisEncarna PasoLola GaosConcha Gomez CondeImanol AriasCinematographyAndrea D OdoricoEdited byIvan AledoMusic byLuis Eduardo AuteRelease dateApril 4 1980 1980 04 04 CountrySpainLanguageSpanishThe film is a love story between a young student Antonio and an older woman Elisita Action takes place in Madrid Spain during the Francoist State Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production notes 4 External linksPlot EditThe film begins in 1980 s Spain during Spain s transition to democracy An old single woman Elisita sits alone in The Retiro park in central Madrid remembering her only love story during the post civil war in Spain Flashback takes us back to Francisco Franco s Francoist State Elisita is an intelligent young but mature woman who lives with her rich widower and extremely Catholic mother Dona Elisa Elisita s mother encourages her to find a husband and marry before she is too old Antonio is a young student friend of the family who is preparing for his school exams Too young to be her husband Antonio is mutually attracted by her caring personality Elisita is asked to help Antonio with his Latin and math lessons As they spend several afternoons together they develop a close bond Elisita knows this might be her last chance to fall in love and Antonio s first encounter with passion As days pass Elisita and Antonio fall in love and the inevitable happens Cast EditNicolas De Santis Antonio Encarna Paso Elisita Lola Gaos Dona Elisa Imanol Arias Boy in park Mari Paz Ballesteros Amiga Concha Gomez Conde Antonio s mother Guillermo Heras Doctor Socorro Anadon Girl in parkProduction notes EditNicolas De Santis who plays Antonio as lead actor is the son of famous Spanish actress Maria Cuadra and Italian producer Eduardo De Santis He made his debut in this movie at 14 years of age External links EditElisita at IMDb This article related to a Spanish film of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elisita amp oldid 1113635097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
