A woman doctor vs. an entire village of fragile masculinity — with unorthodox weapons.
Elvira Ruiz, a graduate in medicine, is aimed at a village inhabited by rude and stubborn people who don´t understand that a woman can exercise this profession. Due to their ancestral backwardness, the village people have trouble telling their problems to a female, so she must use unorthodox methods to accomplish their task.
Acting
Lina Morgan's comedic timing weaponizes charm against patriarchy.
Writing
Ozores' script smuggles social commentary into smutty situations.
Director
Mariano Ozores Puchol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Spain's destape movement, where Franco-era censorship collapse unleashed a wave of sex comedies with surprisingly sharp social teeth.
Mariano Ozores directed 11 films in 1974 alone; this was his 'feminist' entry in a career built on quantity over prestige.
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