Andalousie
1951 Musical / Comedy / Romance   
 
Credits
  • Director: Robert Vernay
  • Script: Jean-Pierre Feydeau, Luis Lucia, Robert Vernay, Raymond Vincy, Albert Willemetz
  • Photo: Cecilio Paniagua, André Thomas
  • Cast: Luis Mariano (Juanito Var), Carmen Sevilla (Dolorès), Arlette Poirier (Fanny Miller), Perrette Souplex (Pilar), Liliane Bert (Greta), Andrée Moreau (Doña Augustias), José Nieto (Vicente), Enrique Guitart (Rodriguez Valiente), Léon Berton (Le secrétaire), Jean Berton (Le commissaire), Alexandre Rignault (Pancho), Robert Arnoux (Schnell), Noël Roquevert (Ricardo Garcia), Maurice Baquet (Pepe)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 94 min
 
 
 
Summary
Popular bullfighter Juanito returns to his village in Andalousie and promises his girlfriend Dolorès that he will give up his dangerous career after his next tour if she will give up dancing.  Whilst Juanito is in Madrid, he meets a beautiful cabaret singer, Fanny Miller, who instantly falls in love with him.  Fanny intercepts Dolorès’ letters to Juanito and, feeling rejected, the bullfighter transfers his attentions to Dolorès.  When he returns to Andalousie, Juanito realises that he still loves Dolorès, but she apparently no longer has any affection for him...

Review
Andalousie is a film version of one of a number of popular operettas starring the Spanish popular music idol of the late 1940s, Luis Mariano.  Although the film now looks somewhat dated and unsophisticated, it was hugely successful in its day, and its blend of comedy, romantic drama and music is not unappealing.

Extensive location filming, including staged bullfight sequences, vividly evoke the film’s setting and époque.  However, it is the music and dance routines which provide the greatest satisfaction, and it is easy to see why Luis Mariano was one of the most adored singers of his generation.

© James Travers 2001


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