Uptown (1987 film)

Uptown
Directed by Jose Luis Garcia Berlanga
Produced by Alfredo Matas
Helena Matas
Written by Eduard Calvo
Agustin Diaz Yanes
Joan Patow
Francisco G. Siruana
Lola Salvador
Starring Victoria Abril
Music by Bernardo Bonezzi
Cinematography Jose Maria Civit
Edited by Luis Manuel Del Valle
Production
company
In-Cine Compañia Industrial Cinematografica , S.A
Jet Films
Distributed by In-Cine Compañia Industrial Cinematografica , S.A
Warner Bros.
Release date
  • 2 October 1987 (1987-10-02) (Spain)
Running time
87 minutes
Country Spain
Language Spanish

Uptown (Spanish: Barrios altos) is a 1987 Spanish comedy-drama film by Jose Luis Garcia Berlanga. [1] The film stars Victoria Abril as a Barcelonian divorcee caught up in a mystery regarding the disappearance and possible murder of one her closet friends.

Plot

Verónica, is recently divorced and begins to reorganize her life and adapt herself as a single woman. Her problems are relegated to the background when believes Carlos, her masseur, is killed. Knowing himself in danger, Carlos left Verónica with a message on the answering machine stating that she had to pick up a package hidden in the sinks of a railway station.[2] Veronica's predicament is further complicated by her ex-husband, Edmundo and her boyfriend, Luis, who are business partners.

Cast

  • Victoria Abril as Veronica
  • Juanjo Puigcorbé as Luis
  • Pepe Rubianes as Edmundo
  • Abel Folk as Carlos
  • Carmen Conesa as Ana
  • Llorenç Santamaria as Hungaro
  • Albert Vidal as Kramer

References

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