Etiqueta: Marriage
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Men’s honor (La honra de los hombres)
A young single woman accepts to raise with her boyfriend her sister’s illegitimate son. The sister’s husband, a fisherman, comes back after the fishing season. THEMES: Marriage, Siblings, Maternity Social Relations, Family, Adultery, Infidelity, Sex, Love GENRE: Drama, Melodrama, Family Melodrama RELEVANT FACTS: Intense and emotional play from Benavente taken to cinema in Argentina by…
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The honesty of the lock (La honradez de la cerradura)
A bourgeois marriage is visited by The Lady, a lender who asks them to keep some money because she fears that it can be stolen by the maid. The Husband and wife accept, although they are surprised and overwhelmed by the request of the stranger. The next morning, the Lady dies, so the marriage decides…
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His wife´s Rival (El rival de su mujer)
Silda and Jaime are a marriage of high bourgeoisie in crisis by the explosion in their lives of Eduardo, a young gallant. At the beginning, Eduardo directs all their attentions toward Silda, who fails to awaken the interest of her husband. However, little by little, he drifts from Silda to get closer to Jaime. …
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Divorce of the Souls (Divorcio de almas)
The story narrates, on both personal and psychological levels, the life of a couple who wants to divorce. The separation of the couple only resolves the juridical conflicts originated by a previous conflict: the cohabitation of two human beings. THEMES: Family, Heartbreak, Frustration, Separation, Couples, Social Relations, Society, Therapy GENRE: Dramedy, Melodrama RELEVANT…
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Pin pricks (Alfilerazos)
Remigio and his young wife have to emigrate from their country due to poverty. In the destination country, after great calamities and the loss of their children, they manage to make a fortune. They return to their village when they are older to invest their money into social and philanthropic works. But the generosity of…
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Triumphant Soul (Alma triunfante)
Every year, the happily married couple of Luis and Isabel celebrates Isabel and their daughter’s saint´s day, but this year fate prepares a drastic and tragic change in their lives: in a fatal accident, the child dies. The pain of losing her daughter drives Isabel mad, to the point that she moves into a mental…
