Dir.: José Luis Garci; Script: José Luis Garci, Horacio Varcarcel D'après/Based on: �La herida luminosa� De/By: Josep María Sagarra; Phot.: Ricardo Navarrete; Ed.: Miguel González Sinde; Mus.: Manuel Balboa; Cast: Fernando Guillen, Mercédes Sampietro, Julia Gutierrez Caba, Maria Massip, Beatríz Santana, Neus Asensi, Cayetana Guillen; Prod.: José Luis Garci, Nickel Odeon Dos S.A., Bárbara de Braganza, 12, Madrid (Espagne), tél.: (341) 308 52 38, fax: (341) 308 5885; Sales: Enrique Cerezo PC, S.A., Fernán González, 28, 28009 Madrid (Espagne), tél.: (341) 431 47 90, fax: (341) 431 75 55 .

A provincial town in Spain in the mid-1950s. Dr. Molinos, a well-known cardiologist, doesn't get along anymore with his wife Isabel, but the severe social atmosphere of the times obliges them to keep up appearances. They behave correctly -- if somewhat coldly -- toward Escola and Jovita, their two maidservants, and they make sure that their personal animosities are never expressed in public. This arrangement becomes strained, however, when a new young colleague enters the doctor's life. Intelligent, amusing and sensual, Julia awakens in Molinos feelings that had lain dormant for years. He acquires a new taste for life. But there's the problem of his marriage: Isabel won't accept divorce, not even separation. Molinos' only recourse is criminal. He begins to plan how to do it. He'll make use of his professional expertise. But before anything can happen, his daughter, a missionary nun, decides to leave to Africa. Molinos changes his plans... "Love. Love of the cinema, love of actors, love of directing. It's love, elemental and mysterious, that animates the entire picture." -- José Luis Merino (La Farola, Madrid)