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La plaça del diamant (1982)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Francesc Betriu

Synopsis

Colometa is an average housewife with two children to care for in the late 1930's, as the Spanish Civil War is starting and her husband goes off to fight. She had been an ordinary woman working in a shop when she met the lively carpenter who married her, and their life together was without major problems. But now she is forced to raise her children under straitened circumstances, and after her husband dies, her life undergoes another major change as she marries for the second time. Underneath Colometa's acquiescent, forebearing exterior must lie just a few discontents, a few unrealized dreams - but they never surface as she blithely moves from one episode in her life to another.

Actors

Sílvia Munt
Sílvia Munt
Colometa
Lluís Homar
Lluís Homar
Quimet
Joaquim Cardona
Joaquim Cardona
Antoni
Elisenda Ribas
Elisenda Ribas
Sra. Enriqueta
Josep Minguell
Josep Minguell
Mateu
Lluís Julià
Lluís Julià
Cintet
Joan Ferrer
Joan Ferrer
Pere
Marta Molins
Marta Molins
Julieta
Paca Gabaldón
Paca Gabaldón
Griselda
Jordi Juan Teixidor
Jordi Juan Teixidor
Juan Fernández
Juan Fernández
Vell de la postal
Miquel Graneri
Miquel Graneri
Josep León
Josep León
Paco Angulo
Paco Angulo
Mercedes Monterrey
Mercedes Monterrey
Pepa Palau
Pepa Palau
Luis Padrós
Luis Padrós
Anna Frigola
Anna Frigola
Pepita Llunell
Pepita Llunell
Evaristo Granado
Evaristo Granado
Antonio Rovira
Antonio Rovira
Salomé Saperas
Salomé Saperas
Mercè Sans
Mercè Sans
Dolors Ducastella
Dolors Ducastella
Josep Peñalver
Josep Peñalver
Jaume Bernadet
Jaume Bernadet
Josep Miquel del Real
Josep Miquel del Real
Manuel Lázaro
Manuel Lázaro
Josep Solans
Josep Solans
Conductor del camió
Xavier Serrat
Xavier Serrat
Josep Lluís Fonoll
Josep Lluís Fonoll
Xicot del ball
Agustí Peraire
Agustí Peraire
Miquel López
Miquel López
Josefa Tubau
Josefa Tubau
Martha Carbonell
Martha Carbonell
Leonor Tomás
Leonor Tomás
Florencia Pelecha
Florencia Pelecha
Jordi Batalla
Jordi Batalla
Llàtzer Escarceller
Llàtzer Escarceller
Manifestant
José Vivó
José Vivó
Mossèn Vivó
Concepció Arquimbau
Concepció Arquimbau
Mare de Quimet
Alfred Lucchetti
Alfred Lucchetti
Bofarull
Rafael Anglada
Rafael Anglada
Pare de Colometa
Nadala Batiste
Nadala Batiste
Veïna
Gabriel Renom
Gabriel Renom
Vicent
Alicia Orozco
Alicia Orozco
Jesusa Andany
Jesusa Andany
Adelaida Borràs
Adelaida Borràs
Anna Lizaran
Anna Lizaran
Clienta
Òscar Mas
Òscar Mas
Animador envelat
Julio Ramón Martínez
Julio Ramón Martínez
Andreuet
Jordi Rocas Plana
Jordi Rocas Plana
Consuelo de Nieva
Consuelo de Nieva
Maria Vilanova
Maria Vilanova
Alberto Bayo
Alberto Bayo
José Bayo
José Bayo
Laia Ribero
Laia Ribero
Laia Isern
Laia Isern
Cristian Mati
Cristian Mati
Daniel Muntaner
Daniel Muntaner
Damián Contreras
Damián Contreras

Crews

Francesc Betriu
Francesc Betriu
Director
Ramón Muntananer
Ramón Muntananer
Music
Francesc Betriu
Francesc Betriu
Writer
Gustau Hernández Mor
Gustau Hernández Mor
Writer
Benet Rossell
Benet Rossell
Writer
Mercè Rodoreda
Mercè Rodoreda
Novel
Pepón Coromina
Pepón Coromina
Executive Producer
Raúl Artigot
Raúl Artigot
Director of Photography
Ernest Blasi
Ernest Blasi
Editor
Francesc Candini
Francesc Candini
Production Design
Josep Rosell
Josep Rosell
Production Design
Agustí Villaronga
Agustí Villaronga
Production Design
Agustí Villaronga
Agustí Villaronga
Art Direction
Josep Rosell
Josep Rosell
Art Direction
María Gil
María Gil
Costume Design
Ricardo Andreu
Ricardo Andreu
Camera Operator
Elena Guasch
Elena Guasch
Wardrobe Master
Joan Quilis
Joan Quilis
Special Effects

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