RATINGS
IMDB
7.2
Metacritic
-
Esquilache(1989)
Spain under troubled reign of Charles II (1665-1700); (specifically, the Esquilache Riots of March 1766)
RUNTIME
100 min
AGE RATING
Not Rated
COUNTRY
Spain
LANGUAGE
Spanish
DIRECTOR
Josefina Molina
CAST
Fernando Fernán Gómez, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángela Molina, Ángel de Andrés
Plot
In the 18th century in Madrid, the Marquess of Esquilache, King Charles III of Spain's former minister, bans on wearing the popular wide collar with a long coat and brimmed hat. Along with other measures provoke a massive riot in the city.