Moises is a mature homosexual, which is having an affair by correspondence with Hilario, a recently widowed man who lives in Valencia. They decide to meet in Madrid and live together. But the chosen day is 23 February, the one in which Lieutenant Colonel Tejero attempts a coup d'etat.
A writer is having a midlife crisis. He recollects his life and it makes him feel even worse. Only a love affair or two helps him take his mind off things. A 50-year-old playwright (Jesus Puente) bemoans his fate from his secluded home in Northern Spain in this depressing drama. Side plots include an actress and former acquaintance who comes to visit and his amorous diversions ...
西班牙导演José Luis Garci凭借82年的《Volver a empezar》获得奥斯卡最佳外语片奖后,又再度凭借此片获奥斯卡最佳外语片提名。
The film tells the story of the relationship and friendship of two men who are both very much affected by the cinema: Both of them are writers, one of books the other of screenplays.
庞贝大道玉辇过,金鞭络绎向帝国,火山宫殿烧焚尽,驱舟赶逃繁华落