Don Rodrigo, who lives in America, returns to Spain at the death of his son. Once here he discovers he has two granddaughters, though only one is a fruit of his son's marriage as the other is daughter of his son with a mistress.
Acting
Fernando Rey's weary aristocrat eyes say everything.
Production
Gloomy mansions and funeral blacks — peak 1970s Spanish atmosphere.
Director
Rafael Gil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rafael Gil was a Franco-era director whose melodramas often explored — sometimes critically, sometimes not — the decay of traditional Spanish aristocracy under modernity.
The 'American' son who never appears embodies Spain's colonial relationship with Latin America: distant, exploitative, and returning only in death to create chaos.
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