In the 1950s,[2] Lorenzo Carvajal, son to a former Francoist combatant now working in a bank and a pious housewife, returns to Salamanca from a spell in England. He writes love letters to a woman he met in England, Berta Carballeira (never featured onscreen), the daughter of a Spanish exile, also detailing the sense of weariness he experiences back in his native city, as he feels stranged from his family, local girlfriend, and friends.[3][4][5][6]
The film is an Eco Films and Transcontinental Films Española (Transfisa) production.[8] Shooting locations included Madrid and Salamanca.[8]
Release
The film was presented at the 14th San Sebastián International Film Festival in June 1966.[9] It was released theatrically in Spain on 27 February 1967.[10] 417,965 tickets were sold, with the film proving to be a blockbuster relative to comparable Nuevo Cine Español titles.[11]
^Keller, Patricia (2013). "Letters from The City: Writing Boundaries in Nueve cartas a Berta (1965)". Bulletin of Hispanic Studies. 90 (8): 945–964. doi:10.3828/bhs.2013.57.