In order to prepare for her role as a certain well-known actress, a young woman has lengthy conversations with three different actresses who were good friends with the famous star. Emerging from these conversations are three equally different versions of the past and the events that shaped their lives and careers. This cinematic adaptation of a theatrical work is true to the original, but does not stray far from a theatrical rendering of the story.
Acting
Four Spanish stage legends devouring every scene
Direction
Pons honors theatrical roots while opening up the space
Writing
Rashomon with actresses—who's performing whom
Director
Ventura Pons
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pons was central to Catalonia's post-Franco cinematic renaissance, and this film exemplifies the region's theatrical-cinematic hybrid tradition.
Núria Espert and Anna Lizaran were real-life theatrical rivals; their on-screen tension carries decades of professional history.
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