Sor Citroën

Sor Citroën
Sor Citroën
	Spanish theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pedro Lazaga
Screenplay by	Pedro Masó; Rafael J. Salvia;
Starring	Gracita Morales; José Luis López Vázquez; Rafaela Aparicio; Juanjo Menéndez; Mari Carmen Prendes [es]; Rafael Alonso; Andrés Mejuto [es]; Antonio Ferrandis; José Sacristán;
Cinematography	Juan Mariné
Edited by	Alfonso Santacana
Music by	Antón García Abril
Color process	Eastmancolor
Production; companies	Pedro Masó Producciones Cinematográficas; Filmayer Producción, S.A.;
Distributed by	Filmayer S.A.
Release date	5 December 1967 (Spain);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Sor Citroën, or Sor Citroen, is a 1967 Spanish comedy film directed by Pedro Lazaga and starring Gracita Morales as Sister Tomasa, a nun who drives a Citroën 2CV.

Plot

A community of nuns who run an orphanage for girls decides to get motorized and they buy a Citroën 2CV. Sister Tomasa, an impulsive and outgoing nun who has just arrived to the community, is the one to learn to drive. At first she is not very good at it, jeopardizing traffic on several occasions, so she is nicknamed "Sor Citroën" ("Sister Citroën"). When she finally gets the driving license, she dedicates together with Sister Rafaela to drive through the streets of Madrid asking for charity for the orphanage.

Cast

Gracita Morales as Sister Tomasa / Sor Citroën
José Luis López Vázquez as "El Cuchillas"
Rafaela Aparicio as Sister Rafaela
Juanjo Menéndez as Father Jerónimo
Mari Carmen Prendes [es] as Superior Mother
Rafael Alonso as driving examiner
Andrés Mejuto [es] as Tomasa's Father
Antonio Ferrandis as Don Paco, the Police commissioner
José Sacristán as street vendor
Jesús Guzmán as street vendor
Margot Cottens as "La Trini"

Production

Filming

Shooting locations included Madrid, Alcalá de Henares^[1] and La Robla (León).^[2]

Censorship

The film had to deal during production with Francoist film censors. A scene that was showing the nuns having soup in the refectory while one of them recites the traffic laws was cut off as inappropriate.^[3]

Legacy

In popular culture

The Citroën 2CV is usually listed as one of the most iconic cars in the history of Spanish cinema for its role in this film.^[4]

References

^ Serrato, Fran (13 September 2016). "Alcalá, una ciudad de cine". El País (in Spanish).
^ Fernández, Fulgencio (25 September 2017). "El Citröen hullero". La Nueva Crónica (in Spanish).
^ "A documentary recovers images of films banned during the Franco regime". El Mundo (in Spanish). 2 December 2007.
^ Camargo, Rogelio (25 June 2015). "The most famous cars in Spanish cinema". Autofácil (in Spanish).

External links

Sor Citroen at IMDb
Sor Citroen on YouTube

[1] Serrato, Fran (13 September 2016). "Alcalá, una ciudad de cine". El País (in Spanish).

[2] Fernández, Fulgencio (25 September 2017). "El Citröen hullero". La Nueva Crónica (in Spanish).

[3] "A documentary recovers images of films banned during the Franco regime". El Mundo (in Spanish). 2 December 2007.

[4] Camargo, Rogelio (25 June 2015). "The most famous cars in Spanish cinema". Autofácil (in Spanish).

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