The Stilts
Los zancos
Synopsis
After the death of his wife, Angel, a university professor and writer, he falls into a severe depression. He flees to his house in the country, but there the evil is accentuated, which leads him to an attempted suicide that Teresa, his young neighbor, saves him. Angel starts a relationship with her and her partner, Alberto. Soon he falls in love with Teresa and, through a passionate relationship, he frees himself from his torments. Teresa, Alberto and her theater group on stilts ask her to write a play to represent her in the town. Obsessed by Teresa, she is vivified with this experience with the young, but she soon moves away from him carnally. This rupture desperate and as Teresa disabuses him of any possibility of continuity, in the mind of Angel reappears suicide as the only solution
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Fernando Fernán Gómez
Ángel
Laura del Sol
Teresa
Antonio Banderas
Alberto
Francisco Rabal
Manuel
Enrique Simón
Cobo
Adriana Ozores
Begoña
Amparo Soto
José Yepes
Guillermo Montesinos
Jesús Sastre
Elisa Molina
Zanco
Rafael López
Zanco
Javier Jiménez
Zanco
Ricardo Solanes
Zanco
Ramón García
Zanco
Charo Barragán
Niña
Elena Barragán
Niña
Virginia Ceruelo
Niña
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Carlos Saura
- Screenplay & Story
- Fernando Fernán Gómez, Carlos Saura
- Original Title
- Los zancos
- Country of Origin
- Spain
- Spoken Languages
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Carlos Saura
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Carlos Saura
Teo Escamilla
Department Leadership Roster
Carlos Saura
Director
Teo Escamilla
Director of Photography
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Writer
Carlos Saura
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Stilts
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What is The Stilts about?
After the death of his wife, Angel, a university professor and writer, he falls into a severe depression. He flees to his house in the country, but there the evil is accentuated, which leads him to an attempted suicide that Teresa, his young neighbor, saves him. Angel starts a relationship with her and her partner, Alberto. Soon he falls in love with Teresa and, through a passionate relationship, he frees himself from his torments. Teresa, Alberto and her theater group on stilts ask her to write a play to represent her in the town. Obsessed by Teresa, she is vivified with this experience with the young, but she soon moves away from him carnally. This rupture desperate and as Teresa disabuses him of any possibility of continuity, in the mind of Angel reappears suicide as the only solution
Who directed The Stilts?
The Stilts was directed by Carlos Saura.
Who stars in The Stilts?
The principal cast of The Stilts includes Fernando Fernán Gómez, Laura del Sol, Antonio Banderas, Francisco Rabal, Enrique Simón.
When was The Stilts released and how long is it?
The Stilts was released in 1984 with a total runtime of 1h 35m.