The Anchorite

The Anchorite

108 mins | Drama | Oct. 27, 1976

Eleven years ago Fernando Tobajas, a man of a certain age, decided to live in the bathroom, in which he created a small apartment, and never leaves it. Tobajas has given up everything except vanity, and his contacts with the world are reduced to visits from friends and messages sent through the toilet inside aspirin tubes in the hope that someone will receive them and know about his existence. Arabel Lee, a beautiful girl, finds one of those messages.

The Anchorite

108 mins | Drama | Oct. 27, 1976

The Anchorite
Eleven years ago Fernando Tobajas, a man of a certain age, decided to live in the bathroom, in which he created a small apartment, and never leaves it. Tobajas has given up everything except vanity, and his contacts with the world are reduced to visits from friends and messages sent through the toilet inside aspirin tubes in the hope that someone will receive them and know about his existence. Arabel Lee, a beautiful girl, finds one of those messages.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica, Arcadie Productions, Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.
Original title El anacoreta
Directors Arnault Montelambert, Esteban Gutiérrez, Juan Estelrich March, Isabel Mulá
Writers Juan Estelrich March, Rafael Azcona

Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez

as Fernando Tobajas

Charo Soriano

as Marisa

Maribel Ayuso

as Clarita

Martine Audó

as Arabel Lee

Claude Dauphin

as Boswell

Eduardo Calvo

as Calvo

Ángel Álvarez

as Álvarez

Isabel Mestres

as Sandra

Luis Ciges

as Wiz-Buete

Sergio Mendizábal

as Idiazabal

Antonio Almorós

as Norberto

Vicente Haro

as Maitre

Pedro Beltrán

as Cojo

Rafael Albaicín

as Lenteja

Enrique Soto

as Inspector

Luis Sánchez Polack

as Sr. Polack (voice) (uncredited)