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UN FRANCO, 14 PESETAS - Cornerhouse

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<strong>UN</strong> <strong>FRANCO</strong>, <strong>14</strong> <strong>PESETAS</strong>GCSE STUDY GUIDECURRICULUM LINKSGSCE LEVEL TOPICS: Work and lifestyle, social and historicalissues.Themes include work, immigration, friendship, family and historicalevents.SINOPSISEspaña, 1960. Dos amigos, Martín y Marcos, deciden marcharsea Suiza en busca de trabajo. Dejan a sus familias en Españay emprenden un viaje hacia una nueva vida en la Europa delprogreso y las libertades. Allí descubrirán una mentalidad muydiferente a la que deberán adaptarse, trabajando como mecánicosen una fábrica y viviendo en un pequeño pueblo industrial. Conla llegada de Pilar, la mujer de Martín, con su hijo Pablo, y de MªCarmen, la novia de Marcos, se les termina la vida de hombressolteros que llevaban en un país con tanta libertad. El trabajo siguesiendo el día a día de Martín y Pilar, mientras el pequeño Pablocomienza a ir al colegio y a integrarse. Con la muerte del padrede Martín, se plantean que lo que habían ido a buscar ya lo hanconseguido y es hora de regresar. Para su sorpresa, será másdifícil la vuelta que la ida.SYNOPSISSpain, 1960. Two friends named Martín and Marcos decide to lookfor jobs in Switzerland. They leave their families behind in Spainand head off on their journey to the free, progressive part of Europe.They will have to adapt to a very different way of life there, workingas mechanics at a factory and living in a small industrial town. Thearrival of Martín´s wife Pilar and son Pablo, and Marcos´girlfriend,María del Carmen, marks the end of the bachelor life they wereliving in a country with lots of freedom. Martín and Pilar´s everydaylife is their work, while little Pablo starts going to school and makingthe new place his home. When Martin´s father dies, they realizethey’ve already got what they went there for and it is time to return.Much to their surprise, going home is much harder than leavingwas.(Fuente: Press Book de la película)

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