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Comedy about five pensioners (Fernando Fernán Gómez , Tomás Zori, Alfonso del Real , Manuel Alexandre and Luis Escobar, one of the elderly at the nursing home, who died a bit later on) in a residence that take on the sponsorship of the soccer team in the neighbouring orphanage . Later on , another sad old man appears , he's retired Don Anselmo (José Luis López Vázquez) , saddened by the abandonment of his family, relunctly entering at the nursing home. His companions, far from being inactive old men, belong to a soccer team that results to be imaginary. That is because each old man identifies with one of the boys and lives as his own the plays , goals and fouls that occur on the field of play. When the ex-policeman Anselmo arrives , at the beginning he is reluctant to join the group but subsequently he makes friends . Then the disconcerting group of unlucky people carry out a heist to get money that allows them to buy the kids everything they need to continue feeding their dreams and resulting in unexpected consequences . Meanwhile , they are harassed and pursued by a demanding nun (Maria Asquerino) .
A good feeling and charming comedy with brief dramatic elements concerning a beloved group of characters , as a band of unfortunate elderly underdogs planning a bank robbery that goes awry . The motley group of bungling old people join and all of them decide to rob a Madrid bank . This agreeable picture made in similar style to classic ¨José Maria Forqué's Atraco a las Tres¨ , resulting to be a likable and fun parody about bank robbery sub-genre with offbeat as well as likable characterizations. There are some nice jokes in the film and the excellent cast , playing eccentric characters , make a cosy fit . It takes a simple concept , a peculiar group of elderly men who with good intentions , attempting a bank robbery , being schemed , planned and proceeded by botcher people and in the wake of Italian/Spanish vintage films . This is a comical and sometimes non-sense account of a team of pensioners from a philantropic and personal perspective , because needing all of them , urgently, amount of money to resolve problems of their children's soccer team . This film packs good-natured roles , sympathetic situations , craziness , enjoyable friendship , comradeship ; but it especially contains catching touches of humor and irony . Fernando Fernando Fernán Gómez directs and co-writes -along with José Truchado- the script for this sweet comedy-drama starring great names of Spanish comedy from several generations including the following star-studded cast : José Luis López Vázquez , Fernando Fernán Gómez ,Tomás Zori, Alfonso del Real, Manuel Alexandre, María Asquerino as a bossy nun , furthermore short appearances from Eulalia Ramon, Tina Sáinz, Antonio Gamero, Juan José Otegui , Jose Maria Escuer , Lola Lemos , Alberto Fernández , Gabino Diego . And Actor Luis Escobar, who plays don Alfonso died in January 1991, eight months before the film was released, the reason for the final credits there's a dedication in memory of him.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez , though it has some flaws , gaps and shortcomings. It had some prizes and nominations : Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain 1991 Winner CEC Award Best Screenplay, Original Fernando Fernán Gómez José Truchado ; Fotogramas de Plata 1992 Nominee Plata Best Movie Actor Gabino Diego. Prestigious writer/director/actor Fernán Gómez appeared in more than 200 films , directed another 20 and wrote novels , plays and poetry . He was a member of the Spanish Royal Academy and one of the best actors in the film history . Along with Icíar Bollaín , he's the only person to have been nominated as performer (El Abuelo (1998), director (El Viaje a Ninguna Parte (1986) and writer (Lázaro De Tormes (2001) for three different movies at the Goya awards . He actually won in every category at least once . This prolific and important actor also directed a few films , such as : ¨Lazaro De Tormes¨ , ¨Fuera De Juego ¨, ¨Mambrú Se Fue a La Guerra¨ , ¨5 Tenedores¨ , ¨5.000 Dias Juntos¨ , ¨Ninette¨ , ¨Venganza De Don Mendo¨ , ¨El Extraño Viaje¨ that is today deemed a real ¨Cult Movie¨ and , of course , his greatest success ¨Viaje a Ninguna Parte¨ .
A good feeling and charming comedy with brief dramatic elements concerning a beloved group of characters , as a band of unfortunate elderly underdogs planning a bank robbery that goes awry . The motley group of bungling old people join and all of them decide to rob a Madrid bank . This agreeable picture made in similar style to classic ¨José Maria Forqué's Atraco a las Tres¨ , resulting to be a likable and fun parody about bank robbery sub-genre with offbeat as well as likable characterizations. There are some nice jokes in the film and the excellent cast , playing eccentric characters , make a cosy fit . It takes a simple concept , a peculiar group of elderly men who with good intentions , attempting a bank robbery , being schemed , planned and proceeded by botcher people and in the wake of Italian/Spanish vintage films . This is a comical and sometimes non-sense account of a team of pensioners from a philantropic and personal perspective , because needing all of them , urgently, amount of money to resolve problems of their children's soccer team . This film packs good-natured roles , sympathetic situations , craziness , enjoyable friendship , comradeship ; but it especially contains catching touches of humor and irony . Fernando Fernando Fernán Gómez directs and co-writes -along with José Truchado- the script for this sweet comedy-drama starring great names of Spanish comedy from several generations including the following star-studded cast : José Luis López Vázquez , Fernando Fernán Gómez ,Tomás Zori, Alfonso del Real, Manuel Alexandre, María Asquerino as a bossy nun , furthermore short appearances from Eulalia Ramon, Tina Sáinz, Antonio Gamero, Juan José Otegui , Jose Maria Escuer , Lola Lemos , Alberto Fernández , Gabino Diego . And Actor Luis Escobar, who plays don Alfonso died in January 1991, eight months before the film was released, the reason for the final credits there's a dedication in memory of him.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez , though it has some flaws , gaps and shortcomings. It had some prizes and nominations : Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain 1991 Winner CEC Award Best Screenplay, Original Fernando Fernán Gómez José Truchado ; Fotogramas de Plata 1992 Nominee Plata Best Movie Actor Gabino Diego. Prestigious writer/director/actor Fernán Gómez appeared in more than 200 films , directed another 20 and wrote novels , plays and poetry . He was a member of the Spanish Royal Academy and one of the best actors in the film history . Along with Icíar Bollaín , he's the only person to have been nominated as performer (El Abuelo (1998), director (El Viaje a Ninguna Parte (1986) and writer (Lázaro De Tormes (2001) for three different movies at the Goya awards . He actually won in every category at least once . This prolific and important actor also directed a few films , such as : ¨Lazaro De Tormes¨ , ¨Fuera De Juego ¨, ¨Mambrú Se Fue a La Guerra¨ , ¨5 Tenedores¨ , ¨5.000 Dias Juntos¨ , ¨Ninette¨ , ¨Venganza De Don Mendo¨ , ¨El Extraño Viaje¨ that is today deemed a real ¨Cult Movie¨ and , of course , his greatest success ¨Viaje a Ninguna Parte¨ .
At seventy the indefatigable Fernando Fernan Gomez directed himself as Don Anibal and five veteran stars of Spanish comedy as proud and frustrated pensioners in a care home run by the strict Sor María, known by her residents as la bruja/the witch (María Asquerino). Outvoted when they want to watch the football on the common room television, they take an interest in the football the orphans play in the yard of the neighbouring institution. Inept, they want to help them and give them a sense of purpose for a victory in the local youth football league. Will the dream be realised when Don Anselmo (Jose Luis Vazquez) joins them and organises a most audacious bank heist to raise money to get the boys proper boots and football strip? An endearing comedy with a script full of quips reflecting on the Franco years and the new Democracy.