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Justice!

Fetch the royal doctor!

An attack. Alfonso XII is in a coma, close to death.

The king's life must be saved.

Miss Folch will meet well known people.

Are you sure you can join the mission?

-May I interrupt? -Amelia!

I'd like you to meet my uncle, Pere Folch.

-Your uncle is important to you. -You have no idea.

How could I distrust my servant?

I found him in Santiago de Cuba when he was five.

Time began again as if the king hadn't been wounded.

If he hadn't shot the king, we'd never have known that others wanted to do it.

tried to kill the king.

-What is this? -I too travel in time,

courtesy of the new Children of Padilla.

-It can't be. -Lola.

I received an alarm from 1821.

An attempt to eliminate an anarchist prisoner sentenced to death,

called Simón Cascajosa Sañudo.

-That's Marta's surname. -The prisoner was her father.

There's a bomb in the palace basement,

set to go off during the cabinet meeting.

We recruited her in 1880.

This mission took place in 1881.

Her father will be dead a year.

I have to choose between the Ministry and my family

and I'll choose my family.

-We'll miss you. -And I you.

Why did you do it?

Why?

You couldn't look the other way like everyone does.

But it's a case of corruption.

The Guinean ambassador is charging commissions from British companies.

The minister knows and won't fire him.

Really?

You've only found out now?

What world are you living in? We all knew.

They've revoked my appointment as consul in Rome.

It was all settled.

And you ruined it.

-I'm sorry. -When your husband speaks, be quiet!

I wanted a normal wife,

who'd give me children,

but you're not even any use for that.

Irene.

Irene.

Yes. Yes, we have to travel to 1961 to save "Viridiana"

so Buñuel can win at the Cannes Festival for Spain.

It's hard for you to travel to that era. If it's a problem...

No problem, sir. You can rely on me.

THE MINISTRY OF TIME

EPISODE 28 TIME OF CENSORSHIP

I'm sorry, you've named a certain Buñuel.

Why do I know that name?

Because you knocked him out at the Students' Residence.

Boxing is a sport of gentlemen, you can only use fists.

-You can't bite? -No.

-And scratch? -Of course not.

-And hit with your head? -No, Alonso.

And you call that fighting?

-You beat up Buñuel? -No, it was a fair fight.

Maybe he remembers me.

I doubt it. The Buñuel you're going to see is 61 now.

His life in exile has been very eventful.

-In exile? -He had to flee Spain

after the Civil War and came back in 1960,

persuaded by a Spanish actor, Francisco Rabal,

and by another of our historic directors, Juan Antonio Bardem.

The regime wanted to offer a good image to the world.

And Buñuel wanted to come back, that's why he wrote "Viridiana",

along with another writer called Julio Alejandro.

And why is "Viridiana" in danger?

Well, the board of censorship met,

just as history tells. It was all going well.

Well, gentlemen.

-I propose its approval. -I second it.

Are we really going to permit an infamy like this? Are we insane?

For God's sake, Pitaluga, calm down. These are times of change.

And of openness and of tourism, blah blah blah.

Other countries don't like us.

Didn't you see the Eurovision Festival?

Conchita Bautista was perfect with "Estando contigo".

And she came ninth.

Such ignominy.

-He's right there. -Of course.

They despise us constantly and here we are,

dropping our pants to be like them,

with blasphemies like this "Viridiana".

They have to see that we won a war.

If I have to inform Franco in person, I'll do it.

I propose banning it.

I second it, I propose banning it.

Ambrosio Pitaluga is our only clue.

What terrible story does the film tell to be so dangerous?

It tells the story of a novice who leaves the convent

-and decides to help the poor. -I like that.

The priest in my town told us stories of saints.

Yes, well, here you have all the necessary information.

You will pretend to be American film producers,

partners of a film magnate called David O. Selznick.

How can I do that? I don't speak English.

Don't worry. Your identities are those of children of exiled Spaniards.

You have to sell a film to the Francoist authorities,

specifically to Muñoz Fontán,

director general of film and theater at the time.

"The Greatest Story Ever Told", a biblical film.

-It sounds good. -I can't sell something

I don't believe in. Can I work on the synopsis?

If you hurry.

-Good luck with the mission. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Why did you send Irene on this mission?

Meeting her old ghosts could be problematic.

She knows the bureaucracy of her time better than anyone.

I see.

Does Pacino know...

That by letting Marta escape he's got us into trouble? No.

He'd think we haven't tackled the problem because of him

and that also because of him we've lost Amelia.

And he'd be right to think that.

But that would affect his work.

And I need him.

And I also need you, Ernesto.

-I don't understand. -After your time in the camp with Lola

you want to protect her.

-And you have to stop. -Yes, yes, you're right.

Shall I give her some work?

No, I'm keeping her busy.

Lola needs...

How can I put this?

...to gain a bit more muscle.

-You nearly choked me. -You must learn control.

Your nerves defeat you.

What's that? An oriental proverb?

No, Sebas says it, he's a friend from Usera.

Are you Spanish?

You don't know much about the 21st century.

I'm not so sure.

How did you have time to write all this?

I know the trilogy by heart,

and Angustias helped me, she types like lightning.

It has to be expensive. We'll say we want to build studios,

a vast real estate project.

-That opens doors in Spain. -You see.

What's wrong with you?

Salvador didn't mention Amelia. People have little memory here.

-None at all. -There's no time for sentimentality.

"Rebecca", "Gone With The Wind", producer of the great Hitchcock.

I admire Selznick so much.

You won't regret investing in Spain.

Look at Bronston and the Chamartín Studios.

Ours, Mr. Fontán, will be six times bigger.

How can I put it? No, thank you.

-Bigger than Cinecittà. -Fantastic.

Fantastic.

-Do they have a name? -Yes. Euro Hollywood.

No, absolutely not.

Hispano Hollywood.

Father, there's no censorship in trade names.

But in scripts, yes, and what you want to shoot here is an absurdity.

Why does this... Obi Wan Kenobi have to defend an old republic?

They're little details.

Instead of "republic", we'll just put "movement".

-Yes, but these "headies"... -Jedis.

Well, however you say it.

Why do they have to be so dirty, so ragged?

They're like the maquis, dammit.

If Darth Vader could have a Russian accent...

Well, we could study that. A Russian accent, why not?

The main problem now is "Viridiana".

The film has to be shown at the Cannes Festival.

-Father, publicity is everything. -To be clear,

If "Viridiana" doesn't go to France, Mr. "Fresnick" doesn't come to Spain.

-Selznick. -What did I say?

-"Fresnick". -I've speeded up export proceedings

but my hands are tied when it comes to censorship.

Don't look at me.

It's the committee's decision.

-And they banned it unanimously. -Look, Father,

if you authorize a second screening of "Viridiana",

I'll have the jedis dressed as priests.

And if you can get me one of those lightsabers...

-Of course. -No, get me two.

-Two? -Yes, one for the archbishop.

Two, three sabers. Whatever you need, Father.

But the new screening must be soon, or we won't make it to Cannes.

-And then Mr. Selznick won't... -No, if I get the lightsabers

there's no problem.

Well, apart from those little scenes which...

If Mr. Buñuel could remove them, it would help a lot.

-Don't worry, Father. -Very well.

Excuse me.

We have to see Pitaluga, and Buñuel and his producers

are expecting us in Dominguín's house at 6.

How do we persuade Buñuel to cut some scenes?

-I think it'll be easy. -I mean without punching him.

Is there a problem, sir?

Mario.

How did you know I was here?

You know I have friends.

Why have you come back? To humiliate me.

-Let's not start again. -Don't tell me...

Did you not understand the lady?

Who was that?

My husband.

Is that what Salvador meant when he asked...?

Yes, it is.

You have some unsettled matters.

You don't know how many.

-Do what you have to do. -No.

-No, we have work. -No.

We'll take care of that, on one condition.

-What is it? -If you need us, whistle.

Tell me, gentlemen.

There is a second screening of...

-"Viridiana". -Of "Viridiana", yes.

We hear you didn't like the film and that saddens us.

-The opinion of a man of your category. -You.

-Me? -You.

-Me, what? -You are distinction personified.

You can't deny it, it's obvious.

Men envy you and women desire you, right?

You know what you want and deserve only the best

And I have the best here.

Here it is.

Look, an elegant fountain pen. Look at the finish, eh?

Celluloid, gold nib.

It's the brand used by the minister.

The number one among the notaries.

But I know what you're thinking.

"If only I could, but I can't afford it".

You're wrong, as it's you I'll give you a friend's price.

Friend, did I say? A family price.

A censor's salary doesn't go far, does it?

In the afternoons, I do door to door sales.

-On a commission. -What?

-You have two jobs? -No, I have three.

-Water? -No, thank you.

-Yes, please. -I also sell encyclopedias.

And from time to time I compete in radio programs.

I won a prize on Bobby Deglané's program

for going dressed as an Eskimo.

But it still isn't enough to save.

My mother wants me to buy an apartment but at this rate she's going to die

and I'll still be sharing a bathroom in the boarding house.

I hear you're the children of exiles.

-Yes. -Yes.

My father suffered reprisals too.

But we couldn't leave.

So to clear the family name I enlisted in the Blue Division.

People say it's cold in Burgos, but they've never been in Russia.

In Russia, you piss

and it comes out as stalactites.

And you know what I achieved?

A job as office boy in the Vertical Syndicate.

It took me ten years to get here,

to this job as a penpusher, earning a pittance.

-Pitaluga speaking. -What exactly is going on?

Yes, one moment, please.

If you'll excuse me.

-Shall we leave? -Yes.

Thank you.

We can talk.

"Viridiana" had to be banned.

How did they get a second screening?

I don't know, but I did what I was asked and you have to pay me.

If you want your money, you know what you have to vote.

Again.

Come in.

Finally we have good news.

It's the list of numbers called by Pulido,

the Russian killer who wanted to poison the English.

We got his phone after eliminating him in Valladolid.

-We managed to locate one. -Lucía.

The first Lola's assistant. We have to question her.

-They're bringing her here. -Good.

What is it, Angustias?

Pere Folch

is dead.

He was watched day and night.

-He couldn't have committed suicide. -He didn't.

It was natural causes, a heart attack.

What are you thinking?

If we started a circus, the dwarves would grow,

the ventriloquist would stutter and the tap dancer would be lame.

There's no photo of me.

You left us, it's better not to remember you.

I understand your reasons, please understand mine.

Let me tell you my reasons, to see what you think.

I couldn't re-marry, I couldn't say you were dead.

You know what we told them?

That you were mentally ill and we'd put you in a sanatorium.

"We told them".

Of course, Irene.

You fucked up your parents' lives too.

I can't understand why you want to live in sin.

-I don't understand... -That I like women?

Look in the mirror.

God is punishing you.

In this past year you seem to have aged ten.

You'd stopped drinking.

Don't worry, I'm in control.

-You shouldn't be here, Mario. -He's your husband, I invited him.

A good husband supports his wife.

I discovered a case of corruption in the ministry.

I wanted to report it but he wouldn't support me.

-Is that true? -She's lying, of course.

You come here to smear others.

It would have been better not to come back.

No.

I came to settle up with my past, but I see that it's impossible.

Wait.

We have to sign some papers, about the house in the country.

If you're leaving, tell me where to send them.

I'll be here.

I'll see you on Monday in the apartment.

I'll be waiting for you, as I've always done.

Pacino, the things you ask for...

Don't worry.

Thank you.

As soon as I have it, I'll send it to you.

No, call me and tell me.

And don't let anyone know.

You're a darling. OK, ciao.

-What are you plotting? -A plan to win over Pitaluga.

-There's someone behind all this. -I'm certain of it.

There's one thing I don't understand.

Why have you brought me here?

Because we have time until 6:00

and this is my neighborhood.

We're like soccer players, traveling all over the place,

but we see nothing.

I was dying to come, you know.

I came in 2017 and it hasn't changed a lot.

There are more cars and dreams have been lost.

Dreams have been lost and sorrows gained.

That's what I've learned traveling in time.

Two streets farther down,

is the dance hall where my parents met, the Copacabana.

They say Antonio Machín was one of the owners.

In 2017 it's a tax office.

-Fuck. -Who was Antonio Machín?

-A philosopher. -A philosopher?

Yes.

Look.

There it is.

Bye!

-There's what? -My past. That's me.

-You? -Yes.

That year you ate the whole larder.

Things have changed a lot since then.

-Hello, Olivia. -Hello, Pepe.

An African called Pepe?

You should get out of the Ministry more.

Are we really in Madrid?

Yes, and that's my family's store.

What do you sell?

You should ask what don't we sell. It would be quicker.

Yes, I will have to get out more.

Or watch series on television. I hear you can learn a lot.

Don't you believe it.

In the Spanish series, you don't see anyone yellow or black,

no matter how Spanish we are. And if we appear, we're illegal or gangsters.

So it's best not to appear.

Yes, me too.

Excuse me.

She's prettier than Silvia Pinal, Don Luis.

Thank you, Paco.

-You could hire her as an actress. -Indeed.

-An actress? Not me. -Why?

I'd be no good, believe me.

Well, you never know.

Have you been in Hollywood long, miss?

Barely a year. And you, Don Luis?

What did you feel coming back after so long?

A very bad headache, that's what.

Bardem assured me it would be much easier.

But I've had two shoot with two different scripts.

-One approved and one not. -Of course.

Patience. Who'd have thought a few months ago

-that you'd be shooting in Spain? -That's true.

No, I shouldn't have come back.

When I arrived, I went straight to Zaragoza, to see my mother.

She didn't recognize me. Senile dementia.

I'll take that sorrow to the grave.

We get old and there's no hope.

We look for it in memories,

but memories are only the prologue to an obituary.

And ideologies too.

But Spain is still a farm estate.

And out there, in Berlin, they're all ready to build a wall.

A wall that will separate people, friends, families.

What a stinking world awaits us.

We can't give up. We have to keep fighting.

Yes, of course, for freedom.

-For freedom and for cinema. -Of course, for cinema,

But what I want is to release my "Viridana"

And that's the difference with the dark side.

-Do you understand, more or less? -Yes, I understand.

And we're the right producers for that project.

-Good, good. -UNINCI.

-Remember that name. -UNINCI.

I thought you were a bullfighter.

Domingo Dominguín, director of UNINCI, businessman

and bullfighter, like my brother, but he's better.

-You do a bit of everything. -One does what one can.

Miguelito. Miguelito!

-Pacino, I'm going to make a call. -OK.

Aren't you handsome!

He's my nephew. His parents are in Italy. I hope he won't be a bullfighter.

-He looks like a singer. -A singer?

Maybe I'd prefer he became a bullfighter.

-I'll be right back. -Sure.

You'll be a singer, a good one.

-"Alatriste". -Yes, that's the Mexican producer.

Do you know him? He got rich selling furniture, not making films.

"Viridiana" was a whim of his wife.

-That's why she's the lead. -The one I know is someone else.

Can we have the changes for tomorrow?

Of course. It's not the first time we've done it.

Fr. Gorozarri censored the last scene

because Viridiana and her cousin were playing cards.

It was intolerable to suggest they were involved.

-He seems a severe man. -Yes, he is.

But the best was the innocence of Muñoz Fontán.

He suggested including the maid in the scene to avoid suspicions.

Apparently that made it much more acceptable.

Buñuel agreed immediately.

A ménage à trois.

A ménaga à trois.

What hurt him was that he hadn't thought of it.

But there's one thing I don't understand.

Don't worry. We remove the irreverent shots and then we put them back in.

-Irreverent? -Yes.

With the Church, like the religious music.

After the Festival, the Church will excommunicate us.

Excuse me.

-I have to speak to you. -OK, but take it easy.

What is it?

You tricked me.

You lied to me. "Viridiana" is blasphemy.

I didn't fight in Flanders to defend the true religion

to end up collaborating with the devil.

-Stop. -I am a conscientious objector.

-Do you know what that is? -Yes, Julián explained it to me.

What's wrong with him?

What's wrong with your friend? I thought he was going to hit you.

No, producers' business, Don Luis.

The truth is, enraged like that, he seems familiar. I don't know.

-Have you thought about our proposal? -What? Oh, yes.

I wanted to talk to you about that.

-I don't like the title. -"Star Wars"?

I don't like "Star Wars". No, we'll call it "The Milky Way".

-What do you think? -Whatever you say.

Perfect. Then I want Pepe Isbert for the role of Yoda.

He has that voice...

-Extraordinary. -And he's from the amateur world.

Yes, sir.

Of course.

No, don't worry, sir.

I'll tell him.

Of course.

No.

Yes.

Yes, thank you, sir.

Salvador is glad it's all going well.

-Good. -We definitely have Pitaluga?

Yes, leave him to me.

Pacino, don't buy a house for him.

-Don't worry. -Good.

How was the family?

Well...

I took the bull by the horns, but I got gored.

Oh, dear.

It's mine. I inherited it from Amelia.

-Yes, darling. -Darling?

It's a friend. I had to cancel our date to come here.

-Yes. Thanks. -I'll leave you.

Yes, my love. Yes, of course.

-Have you got what I wanted? -Yes.

Great, hold on.

-OK, go ahead. -Let's see,

Valencia-Real Sociedad: 1.

Español-Elche: 1.

Indaucho-Sporting: 1. Coruña-Leonesa: 2. What is this?

This is the solution to buying the apartment you want.

-So now you're a fortune teller? -You like two things:

-gambling and money. -And my fiancée, Maruchi.

Except for your fiancée, Maruchi, whom I respect and even adore,

you and I like the same things.

-I don't follow. -It's very simple.

If you get 14 with this coupon I'm giving you,

you'll help me get "Viridiana" past the censors.

Shall we bet?

Don't tell me you don't recognize the number.

What did you talk about?

How did you get in contact?

This is an illegal arrest.

You threatened me after Lola's death.

Everything that happens in the Ministry from now on

will be your fault, Salvador.

Your fault.

You meant because you had sold the book of doors?

What do you gain by protecting them?

Help us

-and we'll help you get home? -Now you ask me for help?

What did you do when I asked for help?

You know what the rules are.

But I helped Lola.

You don't know how much.

You know the worst about you?

You can do the most terrible things

believing that you're fighting to save the world.

You all think you're protecting history.

And you're not, you're protecting injustice.

History isn't just the kings and generals.

History is also those who die of hunger,

because no one remembers them,

those who die in wars,

those who lie buried in ditches

with no one to remember them.

And those who have the book of doors don't remember either.

Up to your tricks again.

No, no. Let me guess.

You thought I sold the copy of the book of doors.

to the Children of Padilla.

Revolutionaries, fighters for equality,

like Lola.

Allow me to tell you that one of your revolutionaries

sold the copy of the book to the Exterminating Angel,

a secret sect,

absolutists, defenders of the old laws.

-That's a lie. -I wish it were, Lucía.

You can torture me if you want,

because I won't say a word.

-She won't talk. -Yes, she will.

She won't admit it, but she knows I wasn't lying.

The problem is she has to talk soon, we don't have much time.

-Do you have a plan? -Yes.

But I know you won't like it, Ernesto.

-You give me no option. -When your life is at stake,

neither will the enemy.

Thank you for yesterday.

Since I got here, I haven't had time

to take it easy, to relax.

That's not good.

I don't know.

I feel I'm being judged continually.

Many will judge what you do,

but there's only one true judge: yourself.

-Is that from your friend Sebas too? -No, it's an oriental proverb.

Is anything wrong?

I need your help in a difficult matter.

Of course. You can count on me.

Good morning.

You needn't look at me, but I advise you to answer my questions.

Are you all right?

I thought... I'd never see you again.

You must be confusing me with someone else.

This just shows that I like children.

You may not believe it,

but that doesn't change the truth.

I'm your daughter.

My name is Lucía.

And this child...

This child is me.

LOLA AND LUCIA APRIL 1953

Knowing that I was going to interview my daughter was relevant.

We didn't know there was a family relationship.

I did.

Not exactly mother and daughter,

but I felt your link was more intense than the merely professional.

Her anger at me, her grief...

when her mother died...

I died?

Yes.

A few months ago.

As you know,

a few years ago, the "other you" deserted this ministry

and started collaborating with an American company

that also traveled in time.

But their travel method caused cancer and...

Well, you died of that.

Why didn't you tell me before?

-I wish I'd never had to tell you. -So why do it now?

The history of Spain is about to explode

and this ministry is about to collapse.

I don't know what the other Lola Mendieta thought of you,

but the one standing here thinks you're a bastard.

In that, you both think the same.

Playing with people has its price.

I'm sorry, it's the only way I know.

I don't want to talk

Well...

then we'll sit in silence.

We did that for a long time in the concentration camp.

I don't understand.

How is she my daughter if she could be my grandmother?

This isn't the first time it's happened.

The last one was with a republican called Juan,

that you... well, the other Lola, at the age of 43,

wanted to save from death, unknown to the Ministry.

Iván.

My son.

Father?

Yes, it's m, Juan.

Salvador offered to let him stay here, in the Ministry,

but he chose to go back to 1940,

even knowing he would die.

He preferred that, in order to see his little son again.

By then, it was two years since Lola had deserted.

We thought that maybe she had died in act of service.

Salvador recruited her in 1953, at the age of 33.

-Ten years later than me. -Exactly.

Lola, you're the only person in the history of this ministry

who has been recruited twice.

Salvador broke all the rules with you.

I'm going to confess something.

I'm delighted that you're here.

But with that decision,

Salvador opened the door to a parallel time.

Then why did he do it?

Because...

it hurt him so much

to see that he couldn't save the Lola of 45 from her cancer,

that he decided to save the Lola of 23

from all the evils that might happen to her.

-Cover yourself, for God's sake. -I'm sorry,

but I don't bring a dressing gown to travel in time.

And Pacino?

He's gone for a walk.

Is something wrong?

Yes.

I feel deceived.

I have to help a film that laughs at values I've always defended.

I'm sorry, Alfonso.

Today I can't discuss values with someone from the 16th century.

I'm going back to bed. And as well, it's Sunday.

What happens on Sundays?

They kill more people than bombs do.

Good evening, friends!

-Mochi in "High Fidelity"... -Mochi. What a name.

"High Fidelity".

Hello, dear friends,

I'm with you again with a song.

A program has started that was born for you.

With its...

-Thinking of you. -"High Fidelity".

We come with the hope that you'll have a pleasant time.

If we manage that, we'll be very happy

and we'll thank you with this song.

With its...

So that you're happy.

With its...

So that you're happy.

Goodbye, friends.

The program is about to start.

And I want to wish you... happiness.

My God, what a picture.

With its...

So that you're happy.

Goodbye, friends.

The program is about to start.

And I want to wish you... happiness.

-"High Fidelity". -Happiness.

"High Fidelity".

A program has started that was born for you.

With its...

Thinking of you.

We come with the hope

that you have a pleasant time.

If we manage that, we'll be very happy

and we'll thank you with this song.

With its...

So that you're happy.

Goodbye, friends.

The program is about to start

and I want to wish you... happiness.

"High Fidelity".

-Happiness. -"High Fidelity".

"High Fidelity".

The program is on the air!

"High Fidelity".

I've got 14.

I've got 14.

I've got 14!

14!

I've got 14!

Well, gentlemen?

I see... You prefer that Pitaluga begins.

Gentlemen, my legs are shaking.

They are shaking because I have just contemplated

the masterpiece of Spanish cinema.

A glorious anvil on which to forge the defense of our faith.

Light of the arts,

beacon of customs,

and the wind that oxygenates the perverted minds

-of those who... -They only changed two things.

Sufficient.

I propose its approval.

They're taking forever.

Oh, God.

They've approved it.

That's good news.

I did my part. What about Selznick?

He'll come next week to sign the contracts.

-Perfect. -A pleasure.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Thank you.

-Well, we did it. -I wish we hadn't.

Were all the wars in which you fought just?

Yes, because I fought for my king and my faith.

Here you did it for Salvador and the Ministry,

and you won the battle.

Did you promise Pitaluga an apartment?

-Me? -I know you.

-The Ministry has no money. -No way.

Good.

Then everything is OK.

I have to go and sign some papers for my husband.

How did it go?

I tried to sort out my past but I only learned one thing.

What's that?

You can never pay off debts of the soul.

An admirer, a slave, a friend, a serf...

You are a magician.

358,000 pesetas. A fortune!

You can buy that apartment.

I've got my eye on one in Manoteras.

It's the up and coming area, I'm sure of it.

-Good. -But if you could do it once more...

Don't push your luck, Pitaluga.

I'd like you to meet Maruchi.

Very pretty. Yes, indeed, very pretty.

I'm going to buy her a dress that will knock your eyes out.

And a radio with its F and its M.

Yes, but I want to know who paid you to have "Viridiana" censored.

Specifically, the guy calling you now.

I can leave now but you'll tell me later.

-You can stay here if you like. -Perfect.

Pitaluga speaking.

When were you going to call me?

I'm sorry, I've just arrived.

I did all I could, but regrettably...

What happened?

Well, it was approved. It was one vote...

against two, because I voted against, but...

As for the money...

How can we do it so...

Hello? Hello?

Well? Who was it?

Nobody.

Look, Pitaluga, until now I've been nice...

but that could change.

I don't know who he is. We always talk on the phone.

To pay me, he'd put an envelope with money in my mailbox.

But that's over, I swear it.

Pitaluga failed. We have to activate Plan B.

No.

It isn't worth wasting a bullet on Pitaluga.

Damn Ministry.

You really expect me to thank you?

I kept my word.

Lola is still alive.

My mother talked a lot about you.

Nothing good, I suppose.

You're wrong. She thought highly of you.

In fact, before she died, she made me promise to return the book of doors.

And why didn't you do it?

Because you don't fool me like you fooled her.

In fact,

I sold it to a man

who talked of changing history, of doing justice.

The Children of Padilla, the new Comuneros.

Yes.

Is what she told me true?

Yes. One of them sold the information to the Exterminating Angel.

Now they both travel in time.

And we're facing a more than possible civil war throughout all time.

Do you still have a complete list of the doors?

Yes.

We need it.

We have the original book but half burned and incomplete.

We can't fight them in inferior conditions.

I'll give it to you

in exchange for a favor.

Tell me.

I want to see my mother again.

Hurrah!

That's it, don't hold back.

There we are.

Don't stop.

Gentlemen, to "Viridiana" and to Don Luis Buñuel.

-Yes, to Don Luis. -To Don Luis.

-Cheer up a bit. -I don't want to.

I wish Irene were here to celebrate.

You're very generous.

Thank you, Mario.

Well, that's that. It's over.

No, you're wrong. This has just started.

Sagrario...

They can come in now.

What are you doing, Mario?

-Hello. -Mario, what is this?

-Who are these men? -They're good people.

They work in the sanatorium. They'll cure you so you can come home.

I'm not sick. Bastard!

Irene?

Shit.

Let go of me! Let go of me!

Let go of me! Let go of me!

-Inject her. -Let go of me!

Please, no!

Irene!

You've come here for nothing.

I've got them to refuse the exit from Spain of...

"Viridiana"? Is that the name of the garbage

by Buñuel? Take her out the back door.

Irene!

Irene!

-Irene! -Who is this?

The one who'll beat your head in,

-you son of a bitch. -Damn gadget.

Shit. Shit.

Gentlemen, I bring bad news.

Well, ours isn't any better.

Our copy of "Viridiana" was stolen from UNINCI.

There's the copy the censors saw.

Yes, but without the dinner.

We cut that to fool the censors.

And then put it in again to laugh at the Church.

Obviously, sir.

Without those shots, without the crucifix,

without all that, my film loses its whole reason for being.

And what were you going to tell us?

They won't let the film leave Spain, among other things.

Not having the export license isn't so serious.

The problem is we don't have the film that I really shot,

the one that I want! Fuck, my "Viridiana"!

Because those shots are missing?

That, and because this country is full of idiots.

-We can film them again. -Really? How? Do I paint them?

Yes, we can shoot them again, but...

who pays for it all?

I'll talk to the Minis... I can talk to Mr. Selznick

so he can provide the extra money.

I don't care about the money, I care about the beggars.

What beggars?

Don Luis wanted real beggars for the dinner sequence.

Without those forgotten, ragged, starving people,

I won't shoot a single frame of film!

Gather the team and go to the house. I'll see to the rest.

You can see they're Hollywood producers.

-We have to rescue Irene. -Of course we do,

but she'd want us to complete the mission first.

-So what do we do? -Here, call Angustias.

Ask her for the name of the husband, the parents,

admissions to psychiatric units this morning.

-Everything. -And you?

I'm going to look for ragged, starving people.

Why aren't you at school?

-Are you playing hooky? -I was expelled for a week.

Fr. Emeterio caught me with a kind of racy magazine.

Shit, yes, the magazine.

And he confiscated it!

-It cost me 25 pesetas. -A month's pocket money.

Want a melon?

No, I want to see uncle... whoever runs the stall.

-Uncle Liborio? I hope he comes soon. -Yes.

If my dad finds out I'm here, he'll kill me.

He's got a gun. He's a policeman.

He doesn't like my uncle selling melons.

He told my mother to find him a job in Barreiros, in Villaverde.

But they won't give up their melons.

So you like dirty magazines, eh?

I prefer real girls but they fucking ignore me.

Don't swear, dammit. And don't give up.

You're too young to be thinking about real girls.

You can say that, you look like you score lots.

But as I'm a fatty, I never do.

It's not that I eat a lot. It's my metabolism.

Come on, you stuff yourself with chocolate cake.

I'll give you two bits of advice.

One, never, you hear, never fool yourself.

And two, as for girls...

However much you like one, never let her know.

-Don't worry, she'll come. -And if she doesn't?

Sandrita? She'll come, believe me, she'll come.

How do you know?

What's up, Jesús? What does this man want.

Good day. Would you like to appear in a film?

Well, you and some friends from the Film Club.

If it's with Marisol or Joselito, yes.

More or less.

This is crazy.

I don't even know how to talk to you.

Look at us.

I don't think it's a good idea to meet again, Lucía.

That's what I said to you when you came back into my life.

But in the end, I forgave you.

-When you bore me... -I didn't bear you.

OK, you're right, I'm sorry. All this is crazy

But I don't want to lose you.

Life is giving you... giving us a second chance.

Let's take it.

I'm doing that.

Or at least I'm trying.

By making the same mistakes again?

I still haven't made any. My life is my life.

-Come on, sit still -You, don't move.

Cut! It's good. Print.

We've found Irene. Ernesto's seeing to it.

I really wanted to punch that bastard.

You don't always get what you want.

Look at me, helping save a film that I'd burn at the stake.

You've finished now.

What do we do about the export license?

We always need a Plan B.

Yes, one of my groups will take it out, that of Maestro Pedrés.

Tonight they're traveling to Lunel, in France.

-Bullfighters? -Yes, but very trustworthy.

I don't even trust my father now. We're going too.

As you wish.

-But we'll have to inform the group. -Please.

-If you'll excuse us... -Of course. Thank you.

-I'll take my aunt and uncle to Usera. -Very well.

You two, please, come with me.

It seems you don't like my film.

I'm a man of deep religious convictions.

Yes, yes, me too, Mass every Sunday.

-But only until I was 14. -What happened?

I couldn't understand how the Almighty could tolerate human suffering.

But to be honest that's not why I'm irreverent.

Then why is it?

Look, I offend the Church just because I'm forbidden to do it.

Just for that.

I just want to be free

and that everyone else is too. That is my fight.

Is freedom that important for you?

My dear friend, freedom is the most important thing of all.

Even though it hurts us at times.

You...

I don't know, you remind me of someone.

-I doubt it. -Really?

What are you doing here, father?

I'm Catholic. I can never understand how you are.

Just imagining you with another woman...

-Have you come to scold me again? -No, to take you out.

You were right.

You tried to uncover the corruption.

-Your husband looked the other way. -How do you know?

A general has his contacts.

You're my daughter,

and you seek justice. That's enough for me.

We'll never be a happy family.

But what I want is that when I die, and you remember me,

you remember this moment.

Excuse me, Irene Larra?

Thank you.

What are you doing here, Ernesto?

Seeing a daughter with her father.

You still haven't told us why you're dressed like that?

I thought we were going straight to the bullring.

We'll need nicknames for you

How about Melon Boy?

-Perfect. -Good.

And you.

My name is Alonso de Entrerríos.

No, he's talking about your nickname.

For example, he's Pedrés, he's Little Gypsy,

and that's Little Butcher from Úbeda. Who are you?

I'm Tercio... Little Tercio...

-Little Tercio from Flanders. -Very good.

BUÑUEL CONQUERS FRANCE WITH "VIRIDIANA"

LUIS BUÑUEL WINS "PALME D'OR" AT CANNES

BUÑUEL TRIUMPHS AT CANNES WITH HIS FILM "VIRIDIANA"

BUÑUEL'S "VIRIDIANA" TRIUMPHS AT CANNES

A SPANISH FILM WINS PALME D'OR AT CANNES

DIRECTOR'S SON SAYS HE FILMED WITH TOTAL FREEDOM IN SPAIN

Congratulations. Thanks to you, "Viridiana" won the Cannes Festival.

Thank you, sir. But it's a pity that Spaniards couldn't enjoy it till 1977.

And that until 1982 it wasn't recognized as a Spanish film.

Until then it was considered Mexican, because of that producer... Alatriste?

-Yes, Alatriste. -Mexican?

One thing is that I don't like the film, but it's wrong to say it isn't Spanish.

The worst is that in the end Dominguín and Bardem's production company

had to close, because the Regime kept attacking them.

Being independent is frowned on here.

And so is respect for creators.

In the end, of the three famous Bs, Berlanga, Bardem and Buñuel,

the last two never received the tribute they deserved.

What about Muñoz-Fontán and Pitaluga?

After it was shown in Cannes, the Church said

it was an insult to them.

The Church closed ranks and they were both dismissed.

I've been dismissed I'm a humble civil servant again.

-And you? -I'm out on the street.

-They're changing the censor committee. -I'm sorry.

Don't worry, I still have two jobs,

and an apartment in Manoteras. I can finally get married.

Congratulations! I'm delighted for you.

-Mr. Fontán. -Yes?

-Do you have children? -Yes, four.

Then luck has just knocked at your door.

Here you have the Vítori encyclopedia. 5 luxurious leather bound volumes.

The compendium of knowledge and science within your family's grasp.

Let me tell you about the easy installments.

By the way, the fact Pitaluga won the football pools

just when you were there was just a coincidence?

Of course, sir, pure coincidence.

Do we know where Pacino is?

He asked for two free days.

You take them too, you deserve it.

What are you waiting for? Have a vacation.

1961... Those were the times.

I have thousands of stars and I have the moon and sun,

and the light in your eyes,

and the light in your eyes in my heart.

I have the clouds in the sky and the waves on the sea,

and if I have your love,

and if I have your love, I don't want anything else.

Being with you, with you, with you,

I suddenly feel happy.

And when I look at you, look at you, look at you,

I forget the world and me.

How wonderful it is to love you like this!

Being with you, with you, with you, I feel happy.

When dawn comes with snow I don't miss the sun,

and the snowflakes,

and the snowflakes seem colored to me.

When the evening ends and the clouds gather in,

my path is lit.

my path is lit if you look at me again.

Being with you, with you, with you...

You call that fighting!

It was him!

Guerrero and Aguilar were shipwrecked on the Yucatan

some years before, in 1511.

They were captured by the Mayans and held as slaves.

I'm Gonzalo Guerrero.

And from this moment you will always remember me.

Few missions have thrilled me like this one.

My grandfather went to the Indies at that time.

Exterminate those beasts!

You have 24 hours to give us Pere Folch.

If not, one of your loved ones will die.

I should be listening to Rosendo!

Not here, surrounded by guys in loincloths who want to eat me. Fuck!

They know all about us, about our families,

about our past.

-Can I eat the peanuts? -Or course you can.

These are symptoms of a peanut allergy.

Why would he eat them if he knows he's allergic?

You said you'd heard of me.

-What did they say? -That you were brave,

bold,

audacious... And dauntless.

When I'm older, I want to be a soldier like him.

Now when I finally find...

parents...