Year of Enlightment
1986 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,153 VOTES · DIR. Fernando Trueba
Overview
April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army, to a sanatorium for children suffering from tuberculosis, situated on the border with Portugal. Once in the sanatorium, Manolo, surrounded by boys all much younger than he is, feels a bit like the cock of the walk since the only other man around is the handyman Emilio who looks after the gardens and does whatever needs to be done about the place. His wife, Rafaela, is the cook. Manolo meets Irene, a falangist who runs the sanatorium, and the school teacher, Miss Transito, a crabby spinster. He has his first sexual experience, albeit as a voyeur, with his nurse Vicenta. When she has to leave, her place is taken by a girl from the village, Maria Jesus, with whom Manolo falls hopelessly in love. A relationship grows up between them which will mark them both for ever.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,300 lines
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00:00:11 THE YEAR OF AWAKENING
00:05:49 But it couldn't be helped.
00:12:49 - Come on, tell me. - Didn't you see?
00:16:18 He's in poor health
00:18:55 They need stuff that sticks to their ribs.
00:25:44 Very good. From now on you will lead the rosary.
00:31:51 a child should sooner drown himself in the sea."
00:35:23 In the Women's Brigade.
00:38:52 And you think this is anti-Spanish?
00:42:38 St. Peter and St. Paul
00:46:52 - Hail Mary. - Full of grace.
00:52:12 So, go sow a few oats.
00:54:46 My brother wants to know if you like movies.
00:59:22 Like the Falangist Youth.
01:02:16 My old lady may be crude but in the kitchen...
01:05:10 Come on, everyone!
01:09:48 Manolo!
01:14:41 Do you love me?
01:17:38 Do you want to try it with the adults or stick to infancy?
01:20:21 - Did he absolve you? - Crying, but he did.
01:23:39 No, it's an aperitif.
01:27:23 She's crying her eyes out
01:30:43 Eat it all. You're nothing but skin and bones.
01:35:21 Here.