Bienvenido Mr. Marshall (1952)

Synopsis of Bienvenido Mr. Marshall

Bienvenido Mr. Marshall (Welcome Mr. Marshall) is a comedy predicated on the Marshall Plan, which provided American financial aid to deserving European communities. When two Marshall-Plan representatives announce plans to drive through a small Spanish town on the Iberian peninsula, the mayor, in cahoots with a publicity agent, intends to make as good an impression as possible. As a result, all signs of Western culture are hidden, and the town is transformed into a picture-postcard version of Old Iberia. As the townsfolk await the arrival of the Americans, each citizen conjures up visions (mostly inaccurate) of what life might be like in the good old USA. The satirical thrust of Bienvenido Mr. Marshall was misinterpreted as "leftist" by some observers when the film opened at the Cannes Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Director(s):

Luis García Berlanga

Writer(s):

Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga

• 1953 - Cannes Film Festival - International Prize For Best Good-Mood Film
• 1953 - Cannes Film Festival - Special Mention - Screenplay

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