National III is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel
National III (1982)98 minComedyRating 51/100
The third installment in Luis GarcĂa Berlanga’s trilogy about the (mis)fortunes of the once wealthy, now destitute Leguineche family follows the Marquis of Leguineche (Luis Escobar) as he is forced to sell his palace in Madrid and move in with his son. Desperate to avoid paying taxes, the family decides to relocate their money to France—but things go from bad to worse when the French Socialist Party is elected to power.
Cast: Luis Ciges, Luis Escobar, AgustĂn González, JosĂ© Luis LĂłpez Vázquez, Amparo Soler Leal, JosĂ© Luis de Vilallonga, Chus Lampreave
Director: Luis GarcĂa Berlanga