Los jueves, milagro

Berlenga is a unique figure in Spanish cinema, in whose work his criticism of Francoism and servile devotism appears in a subtle way, capable of deceiving the censorship itself. A bit like the director himself, son of a leftist deputy, arrested by Franco, who joined the Falange and fought in Russia, integrated in the blue division, before returning to Spain, leaving the Falange and starting to make films, critical of the regime .

This Los Jueves, Milagros, is an excellent allegory against the shameless exploitation of the faith (the example of Fatima is even exposed in an article, which served as an inspiration to the conspirators), although catechized by the opportune appearance of the saint, still in the human form of a swindler, a blackmailer, pursued by the police.

A clear message, appearances are deceiving, which did not go unnoticed by the censors and brought numerous obstacles to the release of the film, clearly ambiguous in its ironic praise of the dominant morality.