BELLE EPOQUE (1992) (from Spain)

Set in 1931, when a young Spanish soldier decides to desert the army, he winds up arrested by local police officials.  Soon enough he is released, and befriended by a lonely local village man, Manolo. Problems arise, however, when Manolo's four beautiful daughters come to
visit their papa, provoking a complicated love tryst that has the soldier confused over which daughter he most loves, since, it seems, he can't help but love them all.

Director Fernando Trueba's "Belle Epoque" is a delightful, earthy romantic comedy.

The cast includes: Fernando Fernan Gomez, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdu, Ariadna Gil, Miriam Diaz-Aroca, Penelope Cruz, Mary Carmen Ramirez, Michel Galabru, and Gabino Diego. MORE

"The film's humor is based on life's absurdities, politics, most of all, human nature."

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