Das Geheimnis des Marcellino (1955)

Das Geheimnis des Marcellino: Directed by Ladislao Vajda. With Rafael Rivelles, Antonio Vico, Juan Calvo, José Marco Davó. Marcelino is an orphan who grows up in a monastery. One day when he eats his small meal in a room full of old things, he gives a piece of his bread to an old wooden Jesus figure–which actually takes the bread and eats it. Getting a wish granted for his donation Marcelino wishes to see his mother.

“A film for ever in my brain. Not a bad thing for a film. I saw it for the first time when I was 8 and stayed with me always. Iu0026#39;m amused by some of the comments leveling this beautiful tale as u0026quot;sicku0026quot; and u0026quot;twistedu0026quot;. I imagine itu0026#39;s the power of goodness that usually provokes more outcries than the power of evil. The film is what it is, no disguises to send its message as in Forrest Gump for instance. The film is a masterpiece no matter how you look at it and Pablito Calvo, the Marcelino at the center of it all, gives a performance that goes beyond any performance of any child actor has gone before.”