Don't Count On Your Fingers

1967 0h 26m ES

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★6.0TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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Pere Portabella’s first work as a director starts with the following phrase: “defeated…but not conquered”. This may or should be taken as an allusion to the technical K.O. taken by Portabella from Franco’s regime during the sixties as regards his work as a producer. Through the extremely raging playthings of the words of Catalan poet Joan Brossa, Portabella attempts to dismantle the forms of advertising discourse of that time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mario Cabré
Josep Centelles
Natacha Gounkevich
José Santamaría
Daniel Van Golden
Willi Vian Roy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pere Portabella
Writers: Pere Portabella, Joan Brossa
Languages: Catalan, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Catalan, Spanish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pere Portabella, shot by Luis Cuadrado. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Josep M. Mestres Quadreny. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ramón Quadreny shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Mario Cabré and Josep Centelles and Natacha Gounkevich carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pere Portabella directs. Luis Cuadrado behind the camera. Josep M. Mestres Quadreny scores. Ramón Quadreny cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Catalan, Spanish.

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1Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Catalan, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Pere Portabella, shot by Luis Cuadrado. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Josep M. Mestres Quadreny. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ramón Quadreny shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mario Cabré and Josep Centelles and Natacha Gounkevich carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0148533 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.