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A low-budget Spanish production, set in Madrid and Benidorm, that blends humor and summer traditions, where husbands stay in the big city while their wives go on vacation. When Adela (Florinda Chico) becomes pregnant, her doctor recommends she rest and spend her vacation at the beach, given her age, so she decides to go to Benidorm. Her husband (Tony Leblanc) stays alone in Madrid, as do two of his office colleagues. Thus, three friends (Tony Leblanc, Rafael Alonso, Antonio Ozores) who work together in an office have to remain in the city without their wives. Meanwhile, the wives (Laly Soldevila, Florinda Chico) stay in Benidorm. In Madrid, philandering husbands are "on their own" and try to flirt with foreign women, but romantic complications and jealousy inevitably arise. Therefore, they take a chance and have some fun by hooking up with three Swedish girls (Helga Liné, Marisa Medina, Erika Wallner). The three attractive Swedish tourists have taken an interest in them; however, it seems there are other motives behind their interest.

A typically funny Spanish comedy with an ensemble cast in a rather lighthearted holiday story about the so-called "Rodríguez" (a term used to describe men who are single) and the tourism boom in 1960s Spain. It also touches on middle-class family problems and other vices. It's full of frivolity, selfishness, duplicity, adultery, and other deceptions. It's a very weak and rather silly film, lacking the spark, chaos, and madness of other Spanish comedies, with a clumsy script by Rafael Vázquez Fajardo, who also produced it. Three Swedish Women for Three Rodriguezes is made in the style of Fernando Merino's Love Spanish Style (1967) or Pedro Lazaga's earlier Summer 70 (1970). It's a comedy of manners, addressing the supposed lust of Spanish husbands, their desire for vivacious foreign women, family and couple customs, and showcasing typical images of the Mediterranean sun of the 1960s.

The film features charming performances from a large cast, with Tony Leblanc, Rafael Alonso, and Antonio Ozores in the lead roles, but it's Florinda Chico who steals the show as the jealous and demanding wife. A large number of actors and actresses, some more well-known than others, deliver engaging performances, including Laly Soldevila, Helga Liné, Marisa Medina, Erika Wallner, and supporting actors such as Francisco Valladares, Antonio Pica, José Moreno, Beni Deus, and Víctor Israel. The motion picture was unevenly directed by prolific filmmaker Pedro Lazaga.

A callous TV executive Frank (Bill Murray) staging ¨A Christmas Carol¨ is himself visited by the three ghosts: past, present and future, he then sees the light. Frank overworks his assistant Grace (Alfre Woodward), forcing her to constantly break plans with her family. After firing staff member Eliot Loudermilk (Bob Goldthwait) on Christmas Eve, selfish Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past. Bill Murray is back among the ghosts., only this time, it's three against one !. The spirits will move you in odd and hysterical ways !.

A nice film dealing with the known story about an old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature and learns real compassion when the ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. Bill Murray's first star comedy in four years following Ghost Busters in an updating of 'A Christmas Caro'l with him cast in the Scrooge character as a totally venal TV chief whose taste lies well and really in the gutter. Although attacked in some quarters for his questionable humor, eventually the film works quite well mainly thanks to him. However, at times Bill Murray is too sardonic and cynic to be believable. It remains a top-drawer and big-budgeted production with sumptuous settings and lush costumes and some breathtaking special effects. There is a great support cast accompanying the illustrious Bill Murray, such as: John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait, Michael J. Pollard, Alfre Woodard , Brian Doyle Murray, David Johansen as Ghost of Christmas Past, Carol Kane as Ghost of Christmas Present and special appearances from John Houseman; Lee Majors and Robert Mitchum. The motion picture was decently directed by Richard Donner, though somewhat disjointed.

Other versions about this great story by Charles Dickens, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions are as follows : The rather obscure 1935 version with Sir Seymour Hicks ; adaptation released by MGM in 1938 with Reginald Owen , Gene Lockhart ; 1951 British production by Brian Desmond Hurst with Alastair Sim, Jack Warner and the 1970 musical, with Albert Finney , Frank Finlay . Under the title of 'A Christmas Carol' a cartoon rendition (1997) by Stan Phillips and voiced by Tim Curry and another (1991) by Jimmy T. Murakami with Simon Callow . The made-for-TV productions: 1999 with Patrick Stewart , Richard E. Grant , Saskia Reeves , Laura Fraser , Joel Grey and the 2004 musical , with Kelsey Grammer . Another musical with the classic muppets: ¨The Muppet Christmas Carol¨ (1992) stars : Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , The Great Gonzo , The Rat Rizzo , Fozzie Bear and Michael Caine directed by Brian Henson . After that , ¨Robert Zemeckis's Christmas Carol (2009)¨ in which Jim Carrey demonstrates once again his versatility on screen ; it is given the full ¨Motion Capture¨ deluxe treatment in a superior film directed by Robert Zemeckis with Jim Carrey , Robin Wright , Colin Firth , Dominic West . Finally , ¨A Christmas Carol series ¨(2019) in 3 episodes with Guy Pearce , Andy Serkis , Joe Alwyn , Stephen Graham.

Thrilling , tense and enjoyable Spanish film with some doses of violence. A farmer discovers a Celtiberian treasure in a town in Castilla. Archaeology professor Jerónimo Otero (José Coronado's film debut)'s pacifism is put to supreme test when he attempts to protect his students . Jerónimo is sent to quantify the find and continue the excavations, along with four students. Among them is Marga (Ana Álvarez), a beautiful 18-year old girl with whom Otero is romantically involved. The archaeologist's arrival in the village creates an atmosphere of mistrust and hostility among the inhabitants (Alvaro de Luna, Saturnino Garcia, Rafael Hernandez, among others). It escalates quickly into a bloody battle between the Castilian rednecks. The local villagers seem determined to keep what they consider their rural property that they know much better than the visitors .

A good dramatic film contains thrills , suspense , twists, confrontation, violence, and results to be entertaining enough . A controversial violence-themed picture ; dealing with a known plot , as a group of urban youngsters go to a rural little village and face increasingly vicious local harassment, culminating in a fatal outburst of violence. As their tranquil excavation turns to horror when they discover some hidden secrets . As the jealous as well as resentful locals assault the excavation, as they are viciously attacked . The excavation put under siege by the incensed villagers, but the archeologists defend it with ferocity. We are facing a tense film , tough , brilliant in many moments, with some aspect of western , with a grand and impressive ending. The picture packs tension, intrigue, intense drama and violence . The story takes parts , here and there , from famous films such as ¨Deliverance", ¨Wild bunch¨ , ¨Next of kin¨, "Straw Dogs" or ¨The Backwoods¨.

Based on the homonymous novel by Miguel Delibes who usually portrays the rural world about life and relationships among the urban citizens and the villagers, while giving the voice ordinary people such as:¨¨El voto del Sr. Cayo¨ set at a Castilian village in the Seventies , during the succesful ¨Spanish Transition¨ in which conveys very well the atmosphere of the transition , with other interesting themes , like the rural life, love of nature and its communion with man in a well-understood environmentalism, its incompatibility with certain progress of civilization, of which it is on the margin . His appreciation of rural life and nature was reflected in many of his novels. All these Delibes's ideas were brought to life from the hand of Antonio Giménez Rico, one of the directors who best and rightly has reflected the personal world of the writer from Valladolid in films as ¨Retrato de Familia¨ (1976) based on Novel titled ¨Mi idolatrado hijo Sisi¨, ¨El disputado voto del Sr. Cayo¨y ¨Las Ratas¨, along with Mario Camus in "The Saint Innocents" and ¨La sombra del ciprés es alargada¨de Luís Alcoriza. After graduating from law school at the University of Valladolid, writer Miguel Delibes found a job in the regional daily newspaper "El Norte de Castilla". He later started out as a newspaper cartoonist before becoming a journalist at the newspaper and in 1958 its director, editor, and novelist. A victim of censorship by Franco's dictatorship after exposing the harsh conditions of life and work of rural peasants, he preferred to resign from the newspaper in 1963. Unlike many of the leading intellectuals in Spain, Mr. Delibes never fled postwar Spain or the Franco dictatorship, which he abhorred.

Won Spain's most important prizes: the Cervantes, the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature (often described as the Spanish Nobel Prize); and the National Literature Award. In 1973 he was inducted into the Royal Spanish Academy. His works have been translated into more than 30 languages, at least a dozen of them in English, including "The Heretic", "The Rats", "The Wars of Our Ancestors", "The Stuff of Heroes" and "Five Hours With Mario", considered by many to be his best novel. Published more than 20 novels, several short-story collections and dozens of books about travel and his favorite hobbies, including hunting, fishing and soccer. He often described himself as "a hunter who writes."

The motion picture was well directed by Antonio Mercero though has some flaws and resulted to get a moderated success at Spanish Box office . Mercero is a author of great hits TV series and several award-winning films . In 1970 he started working for TV as he shot several documentaries and some chapters for the series "Crónicas Un Pueblo" or ¨Chronicles of a village¨(1971) , a big hit in Spain despite its deep ideological content, risky for the period it was made in ; and specially successful was ¨the phone booth¨ (1970) (TV), which won 10 national and international awards, including the Emmy Award in 1973. Then he realized ¨Los Pajaritos¨ (1973), ¨Gioconda is sad¨ (1975), the series "Ese Señor De Negro" or ¨That man in black¨ (1975), La Noche del Licenciado (1978), and his three biggest hit smashes : ¨Turno Oficio¨ TV series about advocates in law , "Blue summer , Verano Azul" (1978) which became a sociological phenomenon and "Farmacia de Guardia" (1990) about an Apotheke . Other important film directed by Mercero was ¨Don Juan Querido Fantasma¨ , an amusing comedy well performed by recently deceased Juan Luis Galiardo . Following working for TV as ¨Manolito Gafotas¨ series and some of his latest works in cinema have been ¨Guerra De Papa¨ also based on Delibes novel, ¨Esperame en Cielo¨ a parody about a Franco's double starring José Soriano , and ¨Floor 4ª¨ (2002) a film about children with cancer treated with a touch of humor . His last film was ¨? Y Tu Quién Eres?¨ about Alzheimer illness starring Manuel Alexandre . El Tesoro Rating : 6.5/10, notable . Well worth seeing .