In the fields of La Mancha a woman works the land with the help of a young stranger. Her husband is in prison for a crime he committed in a jealous rage. All goes well until the man regained freedom and the ghosts of the past come back to him.
Acting
Aurora Bautista smolders with repressed desire in every frame.
Cinematography
La Mancha landscapes as beautiful and merciless as the story.
Director
Manuel Mur Oti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1950s Spanish cinema's 'rural drama' boom, using La Mancha's harsh landscapes as metaphor for emotional barrenness.
Director Mur Oti was obsessed with 'condemned' characters—note how even freedom becomes another prison for José.
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