Confessions of a Congressman

Confessions of a Congressman (Spanish: El diputado)[1] is a 1978 Spanish drama film co-written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia starring José Sacristán.

Confessions of a Congressman
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl diputado
Directed byEloy de la Iglesia
Written byGonzalo Goicoechea
Eloy de la Iglesia
Starring
CinematographyAntonio Cuevas
Edited byJulio Peña
Distributed byUniversal Films Española
Release date
  • 20 October 1978 (1978-10-20)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Nowadays, the film is a portrait of Spanish society during the so-called Transition.

Plot

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Madrid. Roberto Orbea is a marxist-leninist politician and closeted homosexual, as well as a member of a recently-legalised party.[2][3] He is married to Carmen, and he has been elected as deputy in the first democratic elections in Spain. But his enemies, the fascists, know his double life. Roberto likes men, and they hire Juanito to seduce the politician. They fall in love.

Cast

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Release

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The film was a box-office hit, with close to one million admissions.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tahmassian 2021, p. 93.
  2. ^ Tahmassian, Lena (2021). "Eloy de la Iglesia's El diputado (1978). On the Margins of Spanish Democracy". In Lema-Hincapié, Andrés; Domènech, Conxita (eds.). Indiscreet fantasies: Iberian queer cinema. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press. p. 94. ISBN 9781684482467.
  3. ^ Berzosa, Alberto (9 March 2015). "Sobre la Transición y el armario: El diputado". Rinconete. ISSN 1885-5008 – via Centro Virtual Cervantes.
  4. ^ a b c d Tahmassian 2021, p. 94.
  5. ^ Tahmassian 2021, p. 103.
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