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Sor Citron
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Sor Citron
| image = Sor Citron - 1967 film poster - Spain.jpg
| caption = Spanish theatrical release poster
| director = Pedro Lazaga
| producer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring =
| music = Antn Garca Abril
| cinematography = Juan Marin
| color_process = Eastmancolor
| editing = Alfonso Santacana
| studio =
| distributor = Filmayer S.A.
| released =
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
}}
'Sor Citron', or 'Sor Citroen', is a 1967 Spanish comedy film directed by Pedro Lazaga and starring Gracita Morales as Sister Tomasa, a nun who drives a Citron 2CV.
Plot
A community of nuns who run an orphanage for girls decides to get motorized and they buy a Citron 2CV. Sister Tomasa, an impulsive and outgoing nun who has just arrived to the community, is the one to learn to drive. At first she is not very good at it, jeopardizing traffic on several occasions, so she is nicknamed "Sor Citroen". When she finally gets the driving license, she dedicates together with Sister Rafaela to drive through the streets of Madrid asking for charity for the orphanage.
Cast
* Gracita Morales as Sister Tomasa / Sor Citron
* Jos Luis Lpez Vzquez as "El Cuchillas"
* Rafaela Aparicio as Sister Rafaela
* Juanjo Menndez as Father Jernimo
* as Superior Mother
* Rafael Alonso as driving examiner
* as Tomasa's Father
* Antonio Ferrandis as Don Paco, the Police commissioner
* Jos Sacristn as street vendor
* Jess Guzmn as street vendor
* Margot Cottens as "La Trini"
Production
Censorship
The film had to deal during production with Francoist film censors. A scene that was showing the nuns having soup in the refectory while one of them recites the traffic laws was cut off as inappropriate.Legacy
In popular culture
The Citron 2CV is usually listed as one of the most iconic cars in the history of Spanish cinema for its role in this film.References
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