The Curious Impertinent

The Curious Impertinent (Spanish: El curioso impertinente) is a 1953 Spanish historical film directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Aurora Bautista, José María Seoane and Roberto Rey. It is based on a noteworthy story from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, extracted from his famous exemplary novels (novelas ejemplares).

The Curious Impertinent
Directed by	Flavio Calzavara
Written by	Miguel de Cervantes (novel) Alessandro De Stefani Antonio Guzmán Merino Guillen de Castro y Bellvis (play)
Starring	Aurora Bautista José María Seoane Roberto Rey
Cinematography	Ugo Lombardi
Edited by	Margarita de Ochoa
Music by	Emilio Lehmberg
Production company	Valencia Films
Distributed by	CEPICSA
Release date	20 April 1953 (1953-04-20)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The film's plot revolves around the story between two friends called Lothario (britanized from Lotario) and Anselmo, and the latter's wife, Camila. Anselmo, preyed by an impertinent curiosity, asks Lotario to flirt with Camila, to prove her loyalty. At first, Camila spurns outraged the pretensions of Lotario, and Anselmo remains content about his wife's loyalty, but then convinces Lotario to keep flirting with her. Lotario and Camila finally become lovers, whereas Anselmo remains content about the loyalty of both his friend and wife, not knowing about their secret love affair. An unforeseeable circumstance reveals the truth, so Camila ends up running away from the house, and Anselmo dies writing the cause of his mourning.

Cast

• Valeriano Andrés
• Ricardo B. Arévalo
• Aurora Bautista
• Eduardo Fajardo
• Manuel Kayser
• Encarna Paso
• Miguel Pastor
• Roberto Rey
• Carlos Rufart
• José María Seoane
• Eugenia Vera
• Rosita Yarza

Bibliography

• Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.

External links

• The Curious Impertinent at IMDb