"This multi award winning film tells a deeply affecting story about the power of goodness. The use of strong symbolism and haunting imagery sets an undeniable mood : Marcelino, a boy who grows up in a monastery, prepares to eat his daily serving of bread. When he decides to give a statue of Jesus a piece of his small meal, the statue accepts the offer and rewards him multifold."

Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. Cataloging from container.