Manicomio (Asylum)
Fernando Fernán-Gómez's debut in directing came with this film, which re-elaborates several stories from different sources about the world of patients confined in psychiatric institutions.It is a peculiar debut in which the acting work and the sophisticated play of a comedy that dialogues with intelligent entanglement, as well as the traditional elements, make it viewing a joyous experience.Synopsis: Carlos goes to visit his girlfriend Juana at the psychiatric hospital where she works. Once there, the director introduces them to his niece, obsessed with playing the harp all the time, and a male nurse who repeats what Carlos says word for word.