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Cotolay (1965)

1965-01-01 · 1h 46m · PT
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St Francis arriving in Santiago with two other monks - Juan of Florence and Bernardo de Quintavalle - during a pilgrimage there to visit the tomb of St James the Apostle in the cathedral. He receives a divine revelation to tarry there until the meaning of his vision becomes clear. Faint with hunger he meets Cotolay (the 14-year-old Didier Haudepin) who gives the monks (stolen) figs to eat and leads them to the nearby Mount Pedroso where logging-master Tarna gives them food and lodging in return for work during their stay. While praying on the mountain St Francis believes he has been divinely instructed that his order of mendicant friars...

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José Antonio Nieves CondeDirector, WriterLuis Antonio RuizWriter

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Vicente ParraVicente ParraFrancisco of AssisiDidier HaudepinDidier HaudepinCotolaya 'Cotolay'José BódaloJosé BódaloMaster MateoJosé BastidaJosé BastidaBernardo de QuintanarRoberto ReyRoberto ReyAbueloConrado San MartínConrado San MartínJuan of FlorenceRamón CenteneroRamón CenteneroMartínSantiago OntañónSantiago OntañónAbadXan das BolasXan das BolasMonjeMiguel PalenzuelaMiguel PalenzuelaFrancisco CamoirasFrancisco CamoirasAlberto FernándezAlberto Fernández

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ReligionHistorical eventMedieval

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Genre affinityHistoryTheme affinityReligion · Historical Event · MedievalDirector preference352976Actor preference320470 · 267816 · 351364Country preferenceEsDecade preference1960

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What is Cotolay about?

St Francis arriving in Santiago with two other monks - Juan of Florence and Bernardo de Quintavalle - during a pilgrimage there to visit the tomb of St James the Apostle in the cathedral. He receives a divine revelation to tarry there until the meaning of his vision becomes clear. Faint with hunger he meets Cotolay (the 14-year-old Didier Haudepin) who gives the monks (stolen) figs to eat and leads them to the nearby Mount Pedroso where logging-master Tarna gives them food and lodging in return for work during their stay. While praying on the mountain St Francis believes he has been divinely instructed that his order of mendicant friars...

How long is Cotolay?

Cotolay has a runtime of 106 minutes.