A heartbroken teacher becomes Madrid's hottest commodity while an Argentinian rebel crashes his classroom.
Pedro Liniers, a literature teacher, comes back to Madrid after his wife has just left him. Meanwhile, Aurora Villalba, came to Spain from Argentina, running away from the militaries, she has a special way of living her own way. Pedro wants to get back the job as a teacher through an old friend, Bruno Baena, who is the head master of the school. Aurora starts going to Pedro's classes. Pedro will become "El hombre de moda", very soon.
Acting
Marilina Ross smolders as the mysterious Aurora.
Production
Madrid 1980, all dusty browns and cigarette smoke.
Writing
Literary references that actually feel lived-in.
Director
Fernando Méndez-Leite
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Spain's 'Transition' to democracy, the film captures a nation awkwardly reinventing itself.
Carmen Maura appears briefly here; two years later, she'd star in Almodóvar's 'Pepi, Luci, Bom'.
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