
Érase un vez Juan Marsé
Documentary
Overview
On the occasion of awarding the Cervantes Prize to the Catalan writer Juan Marsé on 23 April 2009, family members, friends and writers offer a sincere portrait of the best chronicler of life in Barcelona, Catalonia, during the post-war period and the worst days of the General Franco dictatorship, in the forties and fifties, and during the economic development and the hard conquest of freedom, in the sixties and seventies.
Top Cast


Mercè Montalà
Mercè Montalà
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mercè Montalà
Self - Narrator (voice)


Ramon Canals
Ramon Canals
Literary Censor (voice)
Ramon Canals
Literary Censor (voice)


Juan Marsé
Juan Marsé
Self - Writer
Juan Marsé
Self - Writer
Berta Marsé
Berta Marsé
Self - Marsé's Daughter
Berta Marsé
Self - Marsé's Daughter
Sergi Pàmies
Sergi Pàmies
Self - Writer
Sergi Pàmies
Self - Writer
José Martí Gómez
José Martí Gómez
Self - Journalist
José Martí Gómez
Self - Journalist
Joan de Sagarra
Joan de Sagarra
Self - Journalist
Joan de Sagarra
Self - Journalist
Carmen Balcells
Carmen Balcells
Self - Literary Agent
Carmen Balcells
Self - Literary Agent


Javier Cercas
Javier Cercas
Self - Writer
Javier Cercas
Self - Writer
Josep Maria Cuenca
Josep Maria Cuenca
Self - Marsé's Biographer
Josep Maria Cuenca
Self - Marsé's Biographer
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