Storyline

When the young woman Tristana's mother dies, she is entrusted to the guardianship of the well-respected though old Don Lope. Don Lope is well-liked and well-known because of his honorable nature, despite his socialistic views about business and religion. But Don Lope's one weakness is women, and he falls for the innocent girl in his charge, seduces her, makes her his lover, though all the while explaining to her that she is as free as he. But when she acts on this freedom, Don Lope must deal with the consequences of his world-view.—Gary Dickerson

Plot Keywords

1920s, shoe, bell, nightmare, deaf mute, surrealism, lack of money, work, older man younger woman relationship, title spoken by character, based on novel, death of husband, stroke, marriage of convenience, unrequited love, orphan, socialist, hot chocolate, wedding night, maid

Short Review

The film is so full of riches, so perfectly constructed to gain the maximum effect with the minimum of fuss, that it can be enjoyed on many levels.

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