Release, runtime and language

1987 · 94 mins · Spanish

Directed by

José Luis Garci

Starring

Teresa Gimpera, Jesús Puente, Ana Rosa Quintana, José Manuel Fernández, Victoria Vera, Pastor Serrador

In this bleak drama, a 50‑year‑old playwright (Jesus Puente) isolates himself in a remote house in northern Spain, constantly lamenting his stalled career and dwindling prospects. Visits from an actress and an old acquaintance stir memories, while he pursues fleeting affairs with a 20‑year‑old local woman, underscoring his restless yearning and the hollow solitude of his existence.