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Uptown (1987 film)

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Uptown
Directed byJose Luis Garcia Berlanga
Written byEduard Calvo
Agustin Diaz Yanes
Joan Patow
Francisco G. Siruana
Lola Salvador
Produced byAlfredo Matas
Helena Matas
StarringVictoria Abril
CinematographyJose Maria Civit
Edited byLuis Manuel Del Valle
Music byBernardo Bonezzi
Production
companies
In-Cine Compañia Industrial Cinematografica , S.A
Jet Films
Distributed byIn-Cine Compañia Industrial Cinematografica , S.A
Warner Bros.
Release date
  • 2 October 1987 (1987-10-02) (Spain)
Running time
87 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Uptown (Spanish: Barrios altos) is a 1987 Spanish comedy-drama film by Jose Luis Garcia Berlanga.[1] The film stars Victoria Abril as a Barcelonian divorcee caught up in a mystery regarding the disappearance and possible murder of one her closet friends.

Plot

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Verónica, recently divorced, begins to reorganize her life and adapt herself to life as a single woman. Her problems are relegated to the background when she believes Carlos, her masseur, is killed. Knowing himself in danger, Carlos left Verónica with a message on the answering machine stating that she had to pick up a package hidden in the sinks of a railway station.[2] Veronica's predicament is complicated by her ex-husband Edmundo and her boyfriend Luis, who are business partners.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Jose Luis Garcia Berlanga".
  2. ^ "Barrios altos". IMDb. 2 October 1987.