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"The Grandfather"
1998
Directed by Jose Luis Garci

An Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for thirteen Goya Awards, The Grandfather is a deeply moving drama about an elderly man who leaves America to return to Spain on a mission to find which of his granddaughters is truly of his blood. His search is spurred by the knowledge that his son's widow was unfaithful during their marriage. Fernando Fernan-Gomez won the Goya for his sensitive performance as the title character. The film "...brims with understanding of the complexities of relationships, the frailties of humankind and the possibilities of joy" (Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times). Spanish with English subtitles. 145 minutes.