Etiqueta: Old age
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Nearby music (Música cercana)
Arriving to the old age, Alfredo, a widower and an important financer who is interested in the weaponry industry, wants to mend the mistakes of his youth, like the rape of his maid, Lorenza, or the cold relationship with his children, Sandra and Javier. It turns out it is more difficult than he thought, especially…
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The mule driver’s song (El cantar del arriero)
Blas is the owner of an inn. He is very old and has a daughter, Mariblanca. He would like to see her getting married. Mariblanca has a boyfriend, Anselmo, who works at the inn. They are both very much in love, but Lorenzo, a mule driver that goes frequently to the inn, will do everything…
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The concert at Saint Ovide (El concierto de San Ovidio)
Probably the best and most moving play by Buero Vallejo In the years that preceded the French Revolution, there was a hospice for the blind and homeless in Paris. One day, Valindín, a rich trader, has an idea: putting together six blind men to play in a parodic orchestra. Completely unconscious of the authentic and…
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Tirant´s Triumph (El triunfo de Tirante)
Recreation of the Valencian medieval novel Tirant lo Blanc that presents a main character doubting when the time comes to accept his own death. Many moments of his past will be dramatized (parties and happenings in the English court, his triumphant return to Constantinople or the sensual moments with Carmesina) to remind him the sine…
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Trees Die Standing Tall (Los árboles mueren de pie)
"Do not see me fall. Dead inside, but standing tall. Like a tree." A married old couple spends their days regretting that their beloved grandson left. Mr. Balboa, in order to help with his wife’s sadness, fakes letters and pretends they are written by their grandson. One day, a real letter saying he is coming…
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The case of the man dressed in violet (El caso del señor vestido de Violeta)
Roberto Zarzalejo in an eccentric bullfighter, quirky even for the most ordinary actions. Roberto suffers from a pathological syndrome, “the old lady complex”. With the arrival of Doctor Rimosky, he will try to remedy this awkward situation. THEMES: Show Business, Mental Illness, Therapy, Everyday Life, Work, Old age GENRE: Comedy RELEVANT FACTS: An entertaining…
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Four Hearts with Brakes and Reverse (Cuatro corazones con freno y marcha atrás)
Dying is not inevitable. Ricardo is a ruined man who, thanks to the voluminous inheritance of his recently deceased uncle, sees the opportunity to recover his money. However, the inheritance cannot be collected for another seventy years, by which time all the heirs will be dead. Dr. Bremon, his faithful friend, invents…
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Abdication (Abdicación)
In an old family mansion, the life of a family is observed by the elder grandmother, who remains pinned to her memories and worries about her descendants, especially about her unscrupulous son-in-law. Because of the greed and obsessive materialism of the family, the old woman makes a drastic decision. THEMES: Family, Generation Gap, Old Age,…
