Don’t Touch the Dead, Kid

It’s the late Fifties in the provincial capital of Logroño. Aspiring teenage poet Fabianitio watches with awe the arrangements for the funeral of his grandfather, an ex-civil servant and bullfighting enthusiast who, just before he died, spent his life savings on a television. But the funeral will bring to a head a number of tensions boiling just below the surface, as Fabianito discovers the secret world of adulthood. A delicious new comedy that bears witness to the lasting influence of Luis Berlanga on contemporary Spanish film.

Series: Spanish Cinema Now

Venue: Walter Reade Theater