The Summer of Miss Forbes
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| Directed by | Jaime Humberto Hermosillo |
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| Based on | Miss Forbes's Summer of Happiness by Gabriel García Márquez |
| Produced by | Evelio Delgado |
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| Cinematography | Rodrigo García |
| Edited by | Nelson Rodríguez |
| Music by | Sergio Vitier |
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| Distributed by | Macondo Cine Video S.A. de C.V. |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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The Summer of Miss Forbes (Spanish: El verano de la señora Forbes) is a 1988 Mexican film directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, starring Hanna Schygulla and Francisco Gattorno. It is based on a short story written by Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez in 1976 and published in 1992 as part of his collection of short stories titled Doce Cuentos Peregrinos (Strange Pilgrims).
The plot follows the title character, a German governess hired to look after two unruly boys whose parents have taken a six-week vacation. By day, Miss Forbes runs the household with oppressive discipline but at night she displays a behavior more troubling than the one shown by the children who resist her authority.