Midlife crisis, Spanish style: when illness forces you to actually feel things.
A woman nearing her forties, Andrea Soriana, has always pushed aside personal questions and romantic relationships in pursuit of professional success. Now a major illness forces her to reconsider her life--work, family, friendships, men-- causing a psychological and emotional crisis pushes her toward a drastic decision.
Acting
Mercedes Sampietro's brittle, controlled unraveling.
Direction
Pilar Miró's unflinching female gaze before the term existed.
Production
Madrid's early '80s bourgeois interiors as emotional prison.
Director
Pilar Miró
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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