Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree

Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree (Spanish: Eloísa está debajo de un almendro) is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil based on a play of Enrique Jardiel Poncela and starring Amparo Rivelles and Rafael Durán and Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro.

Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree
Directed by	Rafael Gil
Written by	Enrique Jardiel Poncela (play) Rafael Gil
Starring	Amparo Rivelles Rafael Durán Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro
Cinematography	Alfredo Fraile
Edited by	Sara Ontañón
Music by	Juan Quintero
Production company	CIFESA
Distributed by	CIFESA
Release date	21 December 1943 (1943-12-21)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón.

Plot

The film tells the story of Fernando (Rafael Durán) who returns home after the death of his father. In a letter he asks her to solve the crime of a woman that occurred years ago. This leads him to come into contact with the strange inhabitants of a peculiar mansion, among whom he discovers the beautiful Mariana (Amparo Rivelles), with whom he falls madly in love.

Cast

• Amparo Rivelles as Mariana
• Rafael Durán as Fernando
• Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro as Clotilde
• Juan Espantaleón as Edgardo
• Alberto Romea as Ezequiel
• Juan Domenech as Leoncio
• Joaquín Roa as Fermín
• José Prada as Dimas / Luis Perea
• Ana de Siria as Micaela
• Angelita Navalón as Práxedes
• Nicolás D. Perchicot as Presidente del Liceo
• Enrique Herreros as Acomodador del cine
• Mary Delgado as Julia

Bibliography

• España, Rafael de (1994). Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-makers and Films (in Spanish). Flicks Books. ISBN 978-0-948911-47-7.

External links

• Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree at IMDb