To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed reputation by catching an impostor preying on the wealthy tourists of the French Riviera. Grace Kelly stars opposite him as his romantic interest in her final film with Hitchcock. Retired jewel thief John "The Cat" Robie is suspected by the police in a string of burglaries on the French Riviera. When they come to his hilltop villa to question him, he slips their grasp and heads to a restaurant owned by his friend Bertani. When the police arrive at the restaurant looking for Robie, Danielle Foussard, the teenage daughter of a staff working in the restaurant Foussard, who has a crush on him, spirits him to safety. Robie realizes he can prove his innocence by catching the new Cat in the act. He enlists the aid of an insurance man, H. H. Hughson, who reluctantly discloses a list of the most expensive jewelry owners currently on the Riviera. American tourists Jessie Stevens, a wealthy nouveau riche widow, and her daughter Frances, top the list. Robie strikes up a friendship with them. Frances feigns modesty at first, but kisses Robie at the end of the night before retiring to her room. The day after, Frances invites Robie to a swim at the beach, where Robie runs into Danielle, who is jealous about his interest in Frances. When Frances accompanies Robie on a "picnic" to a villa, she reveals that she knows Robie's real identity. He initially denies it, but concedes it that evening when she has invited him to her room to watch a fireworks display. There they kiss passionately. The next morning, Frances's mother Jessie discovers her jewels are gone. Frances accuses Robie of using her as a distraction so he could steal her mother's jewelry. The police are called, but by the time they reach Jessie's room, Robie has disappeared. Later, Robie is staking out an estate at night when he is attacked by an unknown assailant. A second attacker raises a wrench and appears to hit Robie, who falls off the estate's seawall into the water. But when the police reach the body in the water, it turns out to be Foussard, one of the staff at Bertani's restaurant. The police chief publicly announces that Foussard was the jewel thief, but, as Robie points out privately in the abashed Hughson's presence, this would have been impossible because Foussard had a wooden leg, and could not climb on rooftops. Foussard's funeral is interrupted by Danielle's loud accusation that Robie is responsible for her father's death. Outside the graveyard, Frances apologizes to Robie and confesses her love. Robie asks Frances to arrange his attendance at a fancy masquerade ball, where he believes the Cat will strike again. Robie accompanies Frances to the ball dressed as a masked Moor. The police hover nearby. Upstairs, the cat burglar silently cleans out several jewel boxes. When Jessie addresses the Moor as "John" and asks him to go and get her "heart pills", the authorities are tipped off as to his identity. Upon the masked Moor's return, the police wait as he and Frances dance together all night. When the masked Moor and Frances go to her room, the mask is removed: it was Hughson, who switched places with Robie to conceal Robie's exit. Robie lurks on the rooftop, and his patience is finally rewarded when he spots a figure in black. However, just as his pursuit begins, the police throw a spotlight on him and demand he halt. He flees as they shoot at him, but he nonetheless manages to corner his foe with jewels in hand. Unmasked, his nemesis turns out to be Danielle. She loses her footing on the roof, but Robie grabs her hand before she can fall. While she hangs in his grasp, he forces her to confess to the police and admit that Bertani was the ringleader of this gang. Robie speeds back to his villa. Frances follows to convince him that she has a place in his life. He agrees but looks less than thrilled when she says, "Mother will love it up here."
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Year: 1957 Writer: Delmer Daves, Leo McCarey Director: Leo McCarey Music: Hugo Friedhofer Costume design: Charles le Maire, Joan Joseff, Kay Reed, Mickey Sherrard Stars: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr Country: USA Language: English | French | Italian An Affair to Remember is a 1957 American romance film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Filmed in CinemaScope, it was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is considered one of the most romantic films of all time, according to the American Film Institute. The film was a remake of McCarey's 1939 film Love Affair, starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Original Song and Best Original Score at the 30th Academy Awards. The storyNickie Ferrante (Cary Grant), a well-known playboy, meets Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) aboard the transatlantic ocean liner SS Constitution en route from Europe to New York. Each is involved with someone else. After a series of meetings aboard the ship, they establish a friendship, and Nickie invites Terry to visit his grandmother, Janou, while the ship is anchored near her home at Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean coast. As the ship returns to New York City, they agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months' time if they have succeeded in ending their relationships and starting new careers. On the day of their rendezvous, however, Terry, hurrying to reach the Empire State Building, is struck down by a car while crossing a street. Gravely injured, she is rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile, Nickie, after many hours of waiting for her at the top of the building, leaves at midnight, believing she has rejected him. After the accident, Terry never contacts Nickie because of her disability. She finds work as a music teacher. Nickie has pursued his painting and has his work displayed in art gallery. Six months after the accident, Terry and Nickie encountered at a ballet performance, both accompanied by their ex partners. Nickie learns Terry's address and on Christmas Eve pays her a surprise visit, trying to have Terry explain why she failed her promise, but Terry says nothing. It is until when he finds his painting on the wall of her bedroom that he understands everything, and he holds Terry tightly. The personnagesCary Grant as Nickie Deborah Kerr as Terry Further interestHow to Steal a Million is a 1966 American heist comedy film directed by William Wyler and starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach, Hugh Griffith and Charles Boyer. The film is set and was filmed in France, though the characters speak entirely in English. Audrey Hepburn's clothes were designed by Hubert de Givenchy. PlotProminent Paris art collector Charles Bonnet forges and sells famous artists' paintings. His disapproving daughter, Nicole, constantly fears that he will be caught. Late one night at their mansion, Nicole encounters a burglar, Simon Dermott holding her father's forged "Van Gogh." and accidentally wounds his arm with a gun, but later, Nicole would need the very same burglar to steal for her: a sculpture of Venus, another forgery, by her grand father. Simon duly agrees, and along the way, he manages to steal the heart of Nicole as well. Cast-Audrey Hepburn as Nicole Bonnet, the daughter of Charles Bonnet.
-Peter O'Toole as Simon Dermott, the 'thief' who helps Nicole to steal back the Venus. -Hugh Griffith as Charles Bonnet, an art forger and owner of the Venus. His father sculpted the Venus after his mother. -Eli Wallach as Davis Leland Charles Boyer as DeSolnay Love affair(film, 1939)/Elle et Lui/Un grand amore/Tú y yo with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne3/7/2020 Love Affair is a 1939 American romantic film starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer and featuring Maria Ouspenskaya. It was directed by Leo McCarey and written by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart, based on a story by McCarey and Mildred Cram.The movie was remade in 1957 as An Affair to Remember, and again with the original title in 1994. Year: 1939 Writer: Delmer Daves, Donald Ogden Stewart Director: Leo McCarey Music: Johann Martini Costume design:Howard Greer, Edward Stevenson Stars: Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Maria Ouspenskaya Country: USA Language: English | French The personnages:Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) as Michel Marnet Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) as Terry McKay Maria Alekseyevna Ouspenskaya (July 29, 1876 – December 3, 1949) as grandmother Janou The story: subtlety and nobilityIt was a time when love was still expressed subtly and manifested nobly. French painter Michel Marnet (Charles Boyer) meets American singer Terry McKay (Irene Dunne) aboard a liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Although they are both already engaged, the two begin to flirt and slowly fall in love with each other. At a stop at Madeira, they visit Michel's grandmother Janou (Maria Ouspenskaya), who approves of Terry and wants Michel to settle down. As the ship is ready to disembark at New York City, the two make an appointment to meet six months later on top of the Empire State Building. Michel chooses six months because that is the amount of time he needs to decide whether he can start making enough money to support a relationship with Terry. When the rendezvous date arrives, they both head to the Empire State Building. However, Terry is struck by a car right as she arrives, and is told that she may not be able to walk, though that will not be known for certain for six months. Not wanting to be a burden to Michel, she does not contact him, preferring to let him think the worst. Meanwhile, Terry finds a job working at an orphanage teaching the children how to sing. Six months go by, and during Terry's first outing since the accident, the two couples meet by accident at the theater, though Terry manages to conceal her condition. Michel then visits her at her apartment and finally learns the truth. He assures her that they will be together no matter what the diagnosis will be. Director Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) "I only know I like my characters to walk in clouds, I like a little bit of the fairy tale. As long as I'm there behind the camera lens, I'll let somebody else photograph the ugliness of the world." True to his words, he is so selective with his camera that many scenes look like touchingly beautiful, both in Love affair and his own 1957 remake of it: An affair to remember, another elegant movie. Screenwriters Delmer Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) Donald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 - August 2, 1980) The costumesCostume designers
The ambianceTime: 1930 Place: New York; On board a ship Music: Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816) Theme song: Plasir d'amour The theme song Plasir d'amour was originally a poem written by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755–1794) in his novel Célestine. There are two versions to this song, the "his"version if sung by a man, and the "her" version is sung by a woman. Plaisir d'Amour Paroles (French) Her version (the version sung by Irene Dunne) Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie Tu m'as quittée pour la belle Sylvie Elle te quitte pour un autre amant Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie Tant que cette eau coulera doucement Vers ce ruisseau qui borde la prairie Je t'aimerai, te répétait Sylvie L'eau coule encore, elle a changé pourtant. Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie. --------------------------------- his version: Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment, Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie. J'ai tout quitt pour l'ingrate Sylvie. Elle me quitte et prend un autre amant. Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment, Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie. "Tant que cette eau coulera doucement Vers ce ruisseau qui borde la prairie, Je t'aimerai," me repetait Sylvie. L'eau coule encor, elle a chang pourtant. Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment, Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie. The English translation for his version: The Pleasure Of Love Love's pleasure lasts but a moment Love's sorrow lasts all throughout life. I would have left everything for faithless Sylvia, But she left me and took another lover. Love's pleasure lasts but a moment Love's sorrow lasts all throughout life. "As long as the water flows gently To the stream that borders the meadow, I will love you", repeated Sylvia to me. The water still flows, but she has changed. Love's pleasure lasts but a moment Love's sorrow lasts all throughout life. Year: 1953 Writer: John Dighton (Screen Play) , Dalton Trumbo (Uncredited) Director: William Wyler Music: Georges Auric Costume design: Edith Head Stars: Gregory Pack, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert Country: USA Language: English Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the screenplay and costume design also won. The film was shot at the Cinecittà studios and on location around Rome during the "Hollywood on the Tiber" era. The film was screened in the 14th Venice Film Festival within the official program. In 1999, Roman Holiday was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was shot at the Cinecittà studios and on location around Rome during the "Hollywood on the Tiber" era. The film was screened in the 14th Venice Film Festival within the official program. In 1999, Roman Holiday was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The personagesAudrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) as Princess Ann Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) as Joe Bradley Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906-May 26, 2005) as Irvin Radovich Tullio Carminati (September 21, 1894-February 26, 1971) as General Provno Hartley Power (March 14, 1894-July 29, 1966) as Mr. Hennessy The story: purity and perfectionAnn, a crown princess from an unnamed European nation, is on a state visit to Rome, becomes frustrated with her tightly scheduled life, and secretly leaves her country's embassy. The delayed effect of a sedative makes her fall asleep on a bench, where Joe Bradley, an expatriate reporter for the "American News Service", finds her, without recognizing who she is. Thinking that she is intoxicated, Joe lets her spend the night in his apartment. The next morning, Joe hurries off late to work and gives his editor, Mr. Hennessy, false details of his attendance at the princess' press conference. When Hennessy informs him that the event had been cancelled, and when Mr. Hennessy shows him a news item about the princess' "sudden illness", Joe realizes the girl sleeping in his apartment is Princess Ann. Seeing an opportunity, Joe calls his photographer friend, Irving Radovich, asking him to secretly take pictures. Joe then tells Hennessy that he'll get an exclusive wide-ranging interview with the princess, and the two men have a deal: Hennessy offers to pay $5000 for the article, but Joe will pay him $500 if he does not get it. Back home, Joe eagerly offered to be the tour guide of his room guest who calls herself Anya, but she politely declined. Joe doesn't give up by following her and "accidentally" encounter her on the Spanish Steps. This time, Joe convinces her to spend the day with him, and he has a hilarious adventure with her and a great chance to make a fortune with the help of his friend Irvin. But they fall in love, but it's a love not to be. Ann bids farewell to the man she wants to live with, resuming her royal role, Joe bids farewell to his thoughts on making money with their adventure in Rome, keeping the memory only for himself, alone. Director William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) Screen writer (Uncredited) Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) Screen writer (credited) John Dighton (1909-1989) The script was written by John Dighton and Dalton Trumbo. though with Trumbo on the Hollywood blacklist, he did not receive a credit; instead, Ian McLellan Hunter fronted for him. Trumbo's credit was reinstated when the film was released on DVD in 2003. On December 19, 2011, full credit for Trumbo's work was restored. In 2016, a film was made in his honor, named Dalton Trumbo. He was played by Bryan Cranston. The costumes:Costume designer Edith Head (October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) I knew she would be the perfect mannequin for anything I would make. I knew it would be a great temptation to design clothes that would overpower her. I could have used her to show off my talents and detract from hers, but I didn’t. I considered doing it, believe me.’ The musicMusic composer Georges Auric(French) (15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) The ambienceTime: 1950s
Place: Rome, Italy Year: 2008 Writer: Lorène Delannoy, Daniel Tonachella, Olga Vincent Director: Harry Cleven Music: Stéphane Moucha Costume design: Sophie Dussaud Stars: Jacques Weber, Amira Casar, Jean Benguigui, Héléna Soubeyrand, Hélène Seuzaret, Daniel Lundh Country: France Language: French Synopsis:En 1945, en Corse, un important propriétaire terrien nommé Ottavio Della Rocca décide de marier sa fille cadette, Vanina, au fils de la famille Caponi. Car le vieux Della Rocca entend consolider son pouvoir alors que la Libération redistribue les cartes. Mais Vanina ne veut rien savoir de cette union. Pendant la guerre, elle a fait la connaissance d'un musicien de jazz à Marseille et elle n'imagine pas en épouser un autre - même pour sauver le patrimoine familial. En pleine nuit, elle s'enfuit et quitte l'île. Fou de rage, Ottavio décide de la déshériter. Mais l'idée de céder tous ses biens à ses deux aînées, Antonia et Flavia, ne l'enchante guère. En effet, il les méprise allègrement... The storyThe tv movie Les héritières is freely inspired by Shakespeare's play King Lear. 1945, Ottavio(Jacques Weber), The Second World War just ended. A wealthy Corsican landlord with no male heirs, wants to marry his youngest daughter Vanina (Helena Soubeyrand) to the son of Ange Caponi, a rich former farmer, but she refuses, as she is in love with someone else. Caponi wants revenge, but even he does not realize how far it will go. The personnagesOttavio Della Rocca by Jacques Weber Vanina Héléna Soubeyrand
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Watch the tv film Les héritièresYear: 2017 Writer: Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Gema R. Neira Director: Manuel Gómez Pereira, David Pinillos, Eduardo Chapero-Jackson Music: Federico Jusid Costume design: Helena Sanchís Stars: Amaia Salamanca/Álex García/Anna Moliner/Cristóbal Suárez/ José Sacristán/Silvia Alonso Country: Spain Language: Spanish Historia/SinopsisTiempos de guerra es una serie de televisión española creada por Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández-Valdés y Gema R. Neira y producida por Bambú Producciones. La serie fue rodada por la cadena Antena 3, dentro de las instalaciones de Atresmedia en San Sebastián de los Reyes (Comunidad de Madrid). Julio de 1921. El gobierno español lucha por mantener sus posesiones en el norte de África, en la zona del Rif, donde se enfrenta a grupos autóctonos (rifeños) que se resisten a ser dominados por el Protectorado español de Marruecos. El avance de los sublevados rifeños liderados por Abd el-Krim parece imparable, infligiendo al Ejército Español una dura derrota en la decisiva plaza de Annual. Oficiales y tropas huyen despavoridos en confuso tropel a través de los desfiladeros mientras son acribillados desde las alturas por los rifeños. Las bajas entre el ejército español se cuentan por miles. En los hospitales de Melilla, médicos y enfermeras se entregan a un único objetivo: salvar la vida de los soldados heridos en el frente. Por orden de la Reina Victoria Eugenia, la Cruz Roja Española envió a un grupo de enfermeras comandadas por la Duquesa de la Victoria, con el fin de instalar hospitales de sangre en todas las zonas del conflicto. En el fragor de la batalla, son solo los sentimientos los que siguen dando fuerza y valor a los soldados españoles: la esperanza, el amor... Enfermeras y soldados, hombres y mujeres a ambos lados de la línea del fuego, testigos directos del transcurso de la guerra. Story/SynopsisMorocco: Love in Times of War (original Spanish title: Tiempos de guerra) is a war drama set primarily in 1920s Melilla, a Spanish city located in North Africa. Occurring during the Rif War, the series revolves around a group of nurses from Madrid, Spain who are sent to Morocco by Queen Victoria Eugenia to open a hospital in the war torn region of North Africa. The nurses learn firsthand the cruelty of war, but still find time for romance. In 1921, Morocco is being ravaged by the events of the Rif War. The Riffian resistance in the country has killed many soldiers of the Spanish Army. To remedy this, Queen Victoria Eugenie agrees to send a group of nurses from the Spanish Red Cross to Melilla in order to establish a hospital. This group of nurses is led by the Duchess of Victoria, María del Carmen Angoloti y Mesa, and is made up of members of Spain's upper class. The group arrives in Melilla, and set up a hospital in an old school. It is not long before they are put into action. Despite all the injuries and casualties, these nurses have not lost hope and still find time to seek romance from the soldiers and doctors that they are surrounded by. Eventually it is agreed upon that more lives can be saved out on the front lines before injured soldiers are even brought into the hospital. None of these nurses are combat trained, but some of them will now have to figure out how to stay alive on the front lines. Personajes/PersonagesJulia Ballester by Amaia Salamanca Fidel Calderón by Álex García Magdalena Medina by Anna Moliner Pilar Muñiz de Solaruce by Verónica Sánchez Luis Garcés by Cristóbal Suárez Carmen Angoloti by Alicia Borrachero Susana Márquez by Silvia Alonso V. Ruíz-Márquez by José Sacristán Alejandro Prada by Marc Clotet Larbi Al Hamza by Daniel Lundh Vestuario/Costume DesignHelena Sanchís Watch the serie onlineOption 1: Atresmedia streaming Option 2: Netflix
Year: 2015-2017
Writer: Ramón Campos/Gema R. Neira/Verónica Fernández/Adolfo Valor Alberto Grondona Director: Antonio Hernández/Miguel Conde/David Ulloa/Jaime Botella/Inma Torrente/Verónica Anciones Music: Sergio Moure Costume design: María Jiménez del Monte/Elena de Lorenzo Stars: Celia Freijeiro/María Castro/Mariona Tena/Marta Larralde/Candela Serrat/Carla Díaz/Álex Adróver/Álex Gadea/Fernando Andina/Cristóbal Suárez Country: Spain Language: Spanish Historia
Seis hermanas fue una serie de televisión española producida por Televisión Española en colaboración con Bambú Producciones.
La serie está ambientada en el Madrid de 1913-1917 y cuenta la historia de las seis hermanas Silva:
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Seis Hermanas (English: Six Sisters) is a Spanish soap opera with 489 episodes produced by Bambú Producciones for Televisión Española.
The series is set in the Madrid of 1913 and tells the story of the six sisters Silva of upper-class who try to save the factory of their father after his abrupt death:
Personajes/Personages
Adela Silva
by Celia Freijeiro
Blanca Silva, Baronesa de Loygorri, Dama de la Reina Victoria Eugenia de España
by Mariona Tena
Diana Silva, Diana Silva Torrealba de Montaner, Marquesa de Fuensanta
by Marta Larralde
Francisca Silva, Condesa de Barnos
by María Castro
Celia Silva
by Candela Serrat
Elisa Silva
by Carla Díaz
Salvador Montaner, Marqués de Fuensanta
by Álex Adróver
Cristóbal Manuel Loygorri del Amo, Barón Consorte de Loygorri
by Álex Gadea
Rodolfo Loygorri del Amo, Ex-Barón Consorte de Loygorri
by Fernando Andina
Luis Civantos
by Cristóbal Suárez
Enrique Gutiérrez
by Pep Anton Muñoz
Ricardo Silva Santos
by Juan Ribó
Sofía Álvarez de Terán
by Julia Molins Watch the serie onlineValmont is a 1989 French-American romantic drama film directed by Miloš Forman and starring Colin Firth, Annette Bening, and Meg Tilly. Based on the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos, and adapted for the screen by Jean-Claude Carrière. A scheming widow the Marquise de Merteuil learns her secret lover Gercourt has discarded her and is about to marry her cousin's daughter - a virginal 15 year old Cécile. As revenge, the jilted Merteuil employs her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce Cécile before her marriage to Gercourt so that the latter would be the laughstock of all Paris. Meanwhile, after Merteuil learns Valmont is in the process of seducing a recently married honorable woman Tourvel, she and the womanizer take a bet. Valmont received an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk). PlotIn 18th century France, the Marquise de Merteuil (Annette Bening), a beautiful wealthy widow, learns from her cousin Madame de Volanges (Siân Phillips) that Volanges' 15-year-old daughter Cécile (Fairuza Balk) has been betrothed to a middle-age man named Gercourt (Jeffrey Jones), Merteuil's own secret lover. The arranged marriage required that Cécile be raised in a convent to ensure her chastity. Angered over the hypocrisy of Gercourt's insistence on a virgin bride while keeping a lover of his own, his concealment of his upcoming marriage, and his slight of her character, Merteuil plans revenge. Merteuil approaches her former lover, the notorious womanizer Vicomte de Valmont (Colin Firth), and proposes that he take Cécile's virginity before her wedding night to humiliate Gercourt. Valmont is not interested in seducing a child, whom he claims would be no challenge, but is pursuing Madame de Tourvel (Meg Tilly), a married woman well known for her virtue staying at the estate of Madame de Rosemonde, Valmont's elderly aunt. Merteuil however, is determined to carry on her revenge. After a futile attempt to have Cécile's teenage music teacher, Danceny (Henry Thomas) who is in love with Cécile to take her virginity, Merteuil takes Cécile on holiday to Madame de Rosemonde's country estate, where Valmont had gone to pursue Tourvel. And there, without her intending to, while fulfilling her plan of revenge, she is also becoming the planning hand of Valmont's tragic destiny. The plot of Valmont differs significantly from Laclos's novel. In the novel, Cécile miscarries Valmont's child, and at the end retires to a convent; in Valmont she is pregnant at her wedding. In the novel, letters between Valmont and Merteuil are exposed, and Merteuil is publicly ridiculed and humiliated; in Valmont, the letters are not mentioned, and Merteuil has no downfall except in the eyes of Cécile and her mother. She also does not suffer from the physical disfigurement described by Laclos in the denouement. Madame de Tourvel's future is less tragic: instead of dying of a broken heart, she returns to her forgiving and understanding older husband. PersonnageVicomte de Valmont by Colin Firth: A frivolous womanizer who sometimes has sense of honor. Marquise de Merteuil by Annette Bening: a cold hearted manipulator who is determined to get what she wants, even at the price of sacrificing an innocent girl who completely trusts and loves her. Madame de Tourvel by Meg Tilly: a young woman who is both fortunate and unfortunate: unfortunate to fall deeply in love with Valmont who will never reciprocate her love, fortunate to have her understanding husband to go back to. Cécile by Fairuza Balk, a 15 year old girl who likes adventure, but too young to know what real love means, and too docile to know what she really wants. Danceny by Henry Thomas: The most beautiful character in the movie, and the only honorable person who is loyal to Cécile until her marriage. The costumeThe costume is designed by Czech artist Theodor Pištěk (born 25 October 1932 in Prague) who is known for creating photo-realistic drawings and paintings, movie costumes and decorations. He won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film Amadeus, and received an Academy Award nomination in the same category for the film Valmont.
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague as a pupil of Vratislav Nejezchleba. In the 1970s, after he left the career of a car racer, he focused more on painting and art installation. He participated in around 105 films, and his works were exhibited at dozens of exhibitions around the world. L'Esprit de famille est une série télévisée réalisée d'après les romans de Janine Boissard en 1982. Synopsis C'est l'adaptation des quatre premiers livres de la série "L'esprit de famille", qui en compte six, de Janine Boissard. - L'Esprit de famille (1979) - L'Esprit de famille - L'Avenir de Bernadette (1980) - L'Esprit de famille - Claire et le bonheur (1981) - L'Esprit de famille - Moi Pauline (1981) C'est l'histoire d'une famille : le père, Charles, qui est médecin généraliste à Mareuil, près de Pontoise, de sa femme et de leur quatre filles : Claire, Bernadette, Pauline et Cécile. Pauline, la troisième fille, raconte un peu plus de deux ans de la vie de sa famille, les premières amours, la vie, la mort, l'amitié, le travail, la famille. Deux ans après la fin de la série télévisée, Janine BOISSARD écrira deux nouveaux tomes pour clôturer l'histoire avec Cécile comme narratrice - L'Esprit de famille - Cécile la poison (1984) - L'Esprit de famille - Cécile et son amour (1984). Distribution Maurice BIRAUD : Charles Moreau, le père Monique LEJEUNE : Mme Moreau, la mère Claire DUPRE : Claire, "la princesse" Anne TEYSSEDRE : Bernadette, "la Cavalière" Véronique DELBOURG : Pauline Khemi Ferrey : Cécile, "la poison" (créditée Carene au générique) Paul BARGE : Pierre Luc ETIENNE : Stéphane Fiche technique
Réalisateur : Roland-Bernard Adaptation et dialogues : Janine Boissard Photographie : Henri Decomps Musique : Roger Candy et Jean Bouchéty Chanson du générique interprétée par Vava
Year: 2016
Writer:Helena Medina(screen play) | Nieves Herrero(Novel) Director: Salvador Calvo Music: Vicente Ortiz Gimeno Costume design: Natacha Fernández Gallardo Stars: Rubén Cortada, Blanca Suárez, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Javier Rey Country: Spain Language: Spanish Historia
Lo que escondían sus ojos fue una mini serie de televisión basada en la novela homónima de Nieves Herrero, que recrea una historia de amor entre el ministro franquista Ramón Serrano Suñer y Sonsoles de Icaza, la Marquesa consorte de Llanzol, que se convirtió en un escándalo en los círculos sociales más exclusivos de la sociedad del momento y que no llegó a trascender a la opinión pública. Producida por Mediaset España para la cadena española Telecinco, que fue estrenada el 22 de noviembre de 2016 y está protagonizada por Blanca Suárez, Rubén Cortada, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Charlotte Vega y David Solans.
Sonsoles de Icaza, marquesa consorte de Llanzol, una mujer avanzada a su tiempo que lo tenía todo -belleza, riqueza y posición social- y Ramón Serrano Suñer, cuñado de Francisco Franco, ministro de Asuntos Exteriores y uno de los hombres fuertes del Régimen franquista, se enamoraron y vivieron un romance clandestino en la España de la posguerra, una época en la que la Guerra Civil había devastado el país y en la que nazis y aliados buscaban el apoyo de la nación en los albores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Episodio 1: «Dos mundos opuestos» Episodio 2: «A corazón abierto» Episodio 3: «Un secreto a voces» Episodio 4: «El mundo en nuestra contra» Story
Lo que escondían sus ojos is a mini TV Series based on the Spanish writer Nieves Herrero's novel of same title, it tells the love story of Ramón Serrano Suñer, the brother-in-law of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco and Sonsoles de Icaza, la Marquesa consorte de Llanzol, which became a scandal in the most exclusive circle of high society. The serie is produced by Mediaset España and features Spanish actors like Blanca Suárez, Rubén Cortada, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Charlotte Vega.
Sonsoles de Icaza, marquesa Llanzol, a woman before her time who had everything: beauty, wealth and social position, and Ramón Serrano Suñer, Minister of Foreign Affairs, brother-in-law of Francisco Franco, dictator of Spanish State, fell in love and lived a clandestine romance that lasted almost two decades until their illegitimate daughter found out her identity, making their love affair public and devastating for everyone around them.
Episode 1: «Dos mundos opuestos»: Two opposite worlds Episode 2: «A corazón abierto»: An open heart Episode3: «Un secreto a voces»: A secret with voices Episode 4: «El mundo en nuestra contra»: The world against us Personajes/Personages
María Sonsoles de Icaza y de León, Marquesa consorte de Llanzol
by Blanca Suárez
Ramón Serrano Suñer
by Rubén Cortada
Cristóbal Balenciaga
by Javier Rey
Francisco de Paula Díez de Rivera y Casares, V Marqués de Llanzol
by Emilio Gutiérrez
Francisco Franco
by Javier Gutiérrez
Carmen Díez de Rivera y de Icaza
by Charlotte Vega Costume design
Natacha Fernández Gallardo
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Lo que escondían sus ojos by Nieves Herrero Au revoir là-haut est une comédie dramatique française coécrite et réalisée par Albert Dupontel, sortie en 2017. Il s'agit d’une adaptation du roman du même nom de Pierre Lemaitre, prix Goncourt 2013. Synopsis En novembre 1920, Albert Maillard est interrogé par un officier de la Gendarmerie française, au Maroc. À travers son témoignage, il raconte la fin de sa participation à la Première Guerre mondiale, sa rencontre avec Édouard Péricourt, fils de bonne famille parisienne défiguré lors du conflit. Ensemble, ils montent une opération d'escroquerie. L'histoire suit également Henri d'Aulnay-Pradelle, leur ancien lieutenant va-t-en guerre devenu lui aussi escroc et qui est parvenu à intégrer la famille Péricourt, dont le patriarche règne sur la classe politique parisienne. Distribution
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English See You Up There See You Up There (French: Au revoir là-haut) is a 2017 French drama film written and directed by and starring Albert Dupontel, adapted from the novel The Great Swindle (Au revoir là-haut in French) by Pierre Lemaitre. Plot In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, Edouard Péricourt saves Albert Maillard's life. The two men have nothing in common but the war. Lieutenant Pradelle, by ordering a senseless assault, destroys their lives while binding them as companions in misfortune. On the ruins of the carnage of WWI, condemned to live, the two attempt to survive. Thus, as Pradelle is about to make a fortune with the war victims' corpses, Albert and Edouard mount a monumental scam with the bereaved families' commemoration and with a nation's hero worship. Cast
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Les Choses de la vie est un film français réalisé par Claude Sautet et sorti en 1970. Il s'agit d'une adaptation du roman du même nom Les Choses de la vie de Paul Guimard datant de 1967.
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Pierre (Michel Piccoli), architecte d'une quarantaine d'années, est victime d'un accident de la route, au volant d'une Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. Éjecté du véhicule qui prend feu, mortellement blessé et dans le coma, au bord de la route, il se remémore son passé récent, notamment les deux femmes qui comptent dans sa vie : son épouse Catherine (Lea Massari) dont il est séparé et avec qui il a eu un fils (Bertrand), et Hélène (Romy Schneider), avec qui sa relation amoureuse est à un tournant.
Il revoit sa vie en accéléré et réalise alors l'importance de ces multiples petites choses de l'existence, « les choses de la vie », ces joies et ces peines qui constituent le bonheur de toute une vie. L'état de Pierre constitue la trame du film : sans aucune conscience de la mort qu'il est en train de rencontrer, et naïvement obsédé par sa « fatigue », son monologue intérieur tourne sans cesse autour de la nécessité de ne surtout pas laisser traîner une lettre qui donnerait un sens tout autre à son rapport aux autres. Cette lettre ne parvient finalement pas à sa destinataire : elle est déchirée, ce qui accomplit le vœu ultime de Pierre. Fiche technique
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The Things of Life (French: Les Choses de la vie) is a 1970 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. Based on the novel Les Choses de la vie (English title Intersection) by Paul Guimard, the film circles around a car accident experienced by the main character, and the events before and after it. The film won the Louis Delluc Prize, and had 2,959,682 admissions in France, making it the eighth highest earning film of the year.
The idea of making a film from the Paul Guimard's novel was originally turned down by multiple financiers in France. It was the fourth feature directed by Claude Sautet, and his first to become a major success. Sautet would work with actress Romy Schneider again on 4 further projects, including Sautet's next feature Max and the Junkmen. Sautet also hired young composer Philippe Sarde to write the score. That initiated a long partnership between the two, spanning twenty-five years and eleven films. The Things of Life was remade by American director Mark Rydell in 1994 as Intersection with Richard Gere, Lolita Davidovich (as the girlfriend) and Sharon Stone (as the ex-partner). The remake was poorly received. Plot
In the French countryside on a summer morning, a lorry full of pigs stalls at a crossroads. An Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint swerves to avoid it and crashes into an orchard, hurling the driver (Michel Piccoli) onto the grass. As he drifts in and out of consciousness, he revisits the essential things which make up his life.
A Paris architect in his forties driving to a meeting at Rennes, he had quarrelled with his lover Hélène (Romy Schneider) the previous night. They were due to leave together for a job he was offered in Tunis but he hadn't signed the documents. But he had agreed to take his teenage son Bertrand, who lived with his estranged wife Catherine, for a holiday in the family's holiday home on the Île de Ré. Stopping at a café, he wrote to Hélène calling everything off, but did not post the letter. Driving past a wedding, he decides that the letter was quite wrong and he should marry Hélène. Rushed to hospital in Le Mans, he does not recover. As his widow, Catherine is given his effects, including the unsent letter to Hélène. Catherine is reading it when she sees Hélène arriving. She tears it to pieces, and Hélène is told by a nurse that she is too late.
Year: 2016
Writer: novel: Paloma Sánchez-Garnica | screenplay: Javier Olivares, Rodolf Sirera, Peris Romano, Sergio Barrejóny Anais Schaaf Director: Iñaki Peñafiel, Peris Romano Music: César Benito Costume design: Stars: Marta Etura, Eduardo Noriega, Daniel Grao, Fran Perea, Lucía Jiménez, Country: Spain Language: Spanish Spanish
La sonata del silencio es una serie de televisión española producida por RTVE que se emitió en La 1 y que adapta La sonata del silencio, la novela de Paloma Sánchez-Garnica. Está protagonizada por Marta Etura, Eduardo Noriega, Daniel Grao, Fran Perea, Lucía Jiménez, entre otros. La primera y única temporada consta de 9 episodios de aproximadamente 70 minutos cada uno.
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La acción nos sitúa en el Madrid de 1946, en plena posguerra. Los Figueroa y los Montejano son dos familias enfrentadas que viven en el mismo edificio de la madrileña Plaza del Ángel y para las cuales la guerra supuso un paréntesis. Los Figueroa lo tienen todo, y los Montejano lo tuvieron todo y ahora tratan de sobrevivir. Ambas familias exponen sus propias desgracias y alegrías ante la mirada y el juicio del resto de vecinos, siendo el inmueble testigo de cómo es su día a día, su historia, su pasado y las relaciones -a veces turbias- entre ellos. La protagonista principal de La sonata del silencio es Marta Ribas (Marta Etura), una mujer inteligente, culta y de buen corazón que se ve oprimida por el machismo imperante en la época, del que tratará de liberarse. Junto a ella esta su hija Elena (Claudia Traisac), que tendrá que luchar para cumplir sus deseos a la hora de elegir la vida que quiere llevar. English
La sonata del silencio is a Spanish TV series produced by RTVE, Spanish Nationl Channel 1, adapted by Spanish writer Paloma Sánchez-Garnica's novel of same title. It contains only 1 season, 9 episodes, with each episode starting its narration from the angle of one personage(mostly woman) living in the building, so each episode has different theme and tone, like that of a Sonata.
Episode 1: Marta Episode 2: Elena Episode 3: Roberta Episode 4: Virtuditas Episode 5: Fermina Episode 6: Julita Episode 7: Rafael Episode 8: Antonio Episode 9: Marta y Elena
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Madrid, Spain, 1946, right after the Second World War. Two families The Figueroas and The Montejanos, living in the same building in Plaza del Ángel in Madrid but live completely different: One family has everything, another one barely survives. The protagonist is Marta Ribas (Marta Etura), an intelligent and cultured woman whose life changed due to the war and worsened when her husband Antonio Montejano went to prison to protect his neighbour and best friend Don Rafael Figueroa. Although Marta tried everything she could to save the family as well as her husband, Antonio, a destroyed man after he was bailed out of jail, losing his health and reputation, became angry, violent, and addicted to drugs. And The Montejanos would live the destiny heavily influenced by their relationships with their neighbours in the same building, particularly the family Montejano. Watch La Sonata del SilencioRead the book La Sonata del Silencio (Spanish)
Year: 2015-2016
Writer: José Luis Martín Director: Oriol Ferrer, Salvador García Ruiz, Jorge Torregrossa, Joan Noguera Music: Federico Jusid Costume design: Pepe Reyes Stars: Álvaro Cervantes/Blanca Suárez/Félix Gómez Country: Spain Language: Spanish TrailerHistoria
Carlos, Rey Emperador fue una serie de televisión española. La serie narró la historia de Carlos V, uno de los hombres más poderosos que ha conocido Europa, gobernador de un imperio de proporciones tan extraordinarias como su diversidad.
A través del relato de la vida de Carlos de Habsburgo desde su llegada a España, se verá el modo en que el heredero del Imperio Germánico, de Borgoña, de los Países Bajos, del Franco Condado, Artois, Nevers y Rethel, de los territorios de la Corona de Aragón y sus posesiones italianas vinculadas y de los castellanos, norteafricanos y americanos de la Monarquía Católica crece como estadista y cómo se fortalece ante las amenazas que le rodean con los aciertos y errores de sus consejeros. Story
Carlos, rey emperador (English: Charles, Emperor King) is a Spanish historical fiction television series, directed by Oriol Ferrer and produced by Diagonal TV for Televisión Española. The series is a sequel to the successful Isabel and is based upon the reign of Charles I. (Another film La corona partida, also produced by Diagonal TV, narrating the story of Juana La Loca, daughter of Isabel and mother of Charles I, is like a connecting bridge between the two series Isabel and Carlos, rey emperador)
The series tells the story of Charles I or Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, one of the most powerful men Europe has met, the ruler of an empire as great in size as in diversity. As the life of Charles of Habsburg is told since his arrival to Spain, it can be seen how the heir to the crowns of Germany, Burgundy, the Netherlands, the Free County, Artois, Nevers and Rethel, of the territories of the Crown of Aragon and its related Italian territories, and of the territories of the Catholic Monarchs in Castile, North Africa and the Americas, matures as a statesman and gets stronger in face of menaces around him and good and bad advice from his counselors. Personajes/Personages
Carlos V, Emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico/Charles I
by Álvaro Cervantes
Isabel de Portugal, Emperatriz del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico/Isabella of Portugal
by Blanca Suárez
Leonor de Habsburgo/Eleanor of Habsburg
by Marina Salas
Fernando I, Emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico/Ferdinand of Habsburg
by Eric Balbàs
Francisco I de Francia/Francis I of France
by Alfonso Bassave Diseñador de Vestuario/Costume design
Pepe Reyes
Watch the series Carlos, Rey Emperador online
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Las Chicas del cable (tv series, 2017-2020) | The cable girls | Les Demoiselles du Téléphone1/4/2020 HistoriaLas chicas del cable es la primera serie original de Netflix producida en España. En el año 1928 una moderna empresa de telecomunicaciones empieza a funcionar en Madrid. La serie narra el giro que da la vida de cuatro jóvenes mujeres, cuando empiezan a trabajar en esta empresa. Las cuatro se sienten atadas de diferentes formas a su familia, a su pareja o a sus recuerdos. StoryIn 1928, a modern telecommunications company begins to operate in Madrid. The series tells of how the lives of four young women change after they start working for this company, which offers them decent pay and some independence. Each of the four is attached in different ways to their families, partners, or memories, but they develop close friendships among the group. The show reveals the hardships that working women faced in 1920s Spain, and especially the severe restrictions on the rights of Spanish women in a male-dominated society. TrailersTemporada 1/Season 1 Temporada 2/Season 2 Temporada 3/Season 3 Temporada 4/Season 4 Temporada 5/Season 5 Personajes/PersonagesLidia Aguilar Dávila nacida Alba Romero Méndez by Blanca Suárez Francisco Gómez by Yon González Ángeles Vidal by Maggie Civantos Carlota Rodríguez de Senillosa by Ana Fernández María Inmaculada "Marga" Suárez Pazos by Nadia de Santiago Carlos Cifuentes Benavides by Martiño Rivas Sara Millán / Óscar Ruiz by Ana Polvorosa Costume designHelena Sanchís Read also: Watch the serie Las Chicas del CableYear: 2007-2010 Writer: Daniel Écija/Laura Belloso/Juan Carlos Cueto/Rocío Martínez Llano Director: Jesús Rodrigo/Alexandra Graf Music: Daniel Sánchez de la Hera Costume design:Manuela León Stars: Martín Rivas/Carlota García/Yon González/Luis Merlo/Blanca Suárez/Natalia Millán/Carlos Real/Nani Jiménez Country: Spain Language: Spanish TrailerHistoriaEl internado (o El internado: Laguna Negra) es una serie de televisión de telenovela dramático producida por Globomedia para la cadena española Antena 3. La serie fue emitida originalmente en España desde el 24 de mayo de 2007 hasta el 13 de octubre de 2010. La serie tiene 7 temporadas, y 71 episodios en total. Marcos (Martín Rivas) y Paula (Carlota García), dos hermanos gallegos cuyos padres han desaparecido en alta mar, ingresan en el internado Laguna Negra bajo la tutela de su director, Héctor de la Vega (Luis Merlo). Pronto empiezan a suceder extraños acontecimientos y macabras muertes, y parece que Paula de apenas 6 años está en el centro de todo lo que ocurre, por lo que su hermano mayor Marcos comienza a investigar lo que ocurre en el internado junto a sus compañeros de clase. En diciembre de 2019 se anuncia que la serie El internado: Laguna Negra tendrá un reboot llamado El internado: Las cumbres, que se emitirá en 2020 en Amazon Prime Video. En abril de 2013, El Internado: Laguna Negra es incluida en el ranking de The WIT de los mejores formatos televisivos de los últimos 50 años, siendo la única producción española de la lista hasta ese momento. StoryEl Internado (The Boarding School), also known as El Internado Laguna Negra (The Black Lagoon Boarding School) is a Spanish television drama-thriller focusing on the students of a fictional boarding school in a forest far from the city, on the outskirts of which macabre events occur. Marcos and Paula, the Galician brother and sister who have just lost their parents in an accident in Greek sea, are sent to the Black Lagoon boarding school, a boarding school where wealthy parents in Spain sent their children. Soon, however, strange things start to happen including mysterious murders, and it seems everything is connected somehow to Paula, a girl of 5 years old, and her brother decides to investigate with the help of the friends he makes in the boarding school. Personajes/PersonagesPaula Novoa Pazos, younger sister of Marcos by Carlota García Marcos Novoa Pazos by Martiño Rivas Iván Noiret León by Yon González Julia Medina by Blanca Suárez Héctor de la Vega by Luis Merlo Elsa Fernández by Natalia Millán Jacques Noiret by Carlos Real Watch El InternadaoYear: 2011-2019 Writer: Virginia Yagüe, Nacho Pérez de la Paz, José Luis Martín Director: Salvador García Ruiz, Jordi Frades, Belén Macías Stars: Félix Gómez, Verónica Sánchez, Alejo Sauras, Cristina de Inza, Úrsula Corberó, Héctor Colomé Music: Federico Jusid Costume design: Natacha, Pepe Reyes Country: Spain Language: Spanish Spanish14 de abril. La República es una serie de televisión española producida por Diagonal TV que refleja el devenir de la Segunda República Española, período clave en la historia del siglo XX en España. La serie es la secuela de la exitosa serie La Señora. Tras la proclamación de la II República nos trasladamos a la capital, adonde también llegan algunos personajes que ya conocen los telespectadores, como es el caso de la convencida republicana Encarna Alcántara (Lucía Jiménez), el militar conservador Hugo de Viana (Raúl Peña), el anarquista Ventura (Fernando Cayo), o Ludi (Mónica Vedia), la chica del servicio de los Márquez. Pero en República nos encontramos además con una nueva historia que ilustra los nuevos tiempos. La serie sigue las tramas de un núcleo familiar protagonista, los De la Torre, una prestigiosa familia que vive en Madrid, poseedora de una finca en el campo, donde siempre han transcurrido los momentos más amables de su vida. Todos estos momentos estarán vinculados al nacimiento de una gran historia de amor que atará al protagonista, Fernando de la Torre (Félix Gómez), al amor de dos mujeres, Alejandra (Verónica Sánchez) y Mercedes (Mariona Ribas), y que lo enfrentará con su mejor amigo, Jesús Prado (Alejo Sauras). English14 de abril. La República is Spanish tv series produced by Diagonal TV, it is the spin-off of another wonderful Spanish tv series La Señora. Although it keeps some of the personages from La Señora, the story is basically a new story of new time, about the family la Torre, a family of privilege living in Madrid, who lives in the times of chaos and great change, and the impossible love of their son Fernando de la Torre (Félix Gómez), with two women Alejandra (Verónica Sánchez) and Mercedes (Mariona Ribas). VideoWatch full episodes of the serie 14 de abril. La República on Amazon Prime
Year: 2008-2010
Writer: Virginia Yague Director: Iñaki Mercero Music: Federico Jusid Costume design: Stars: Adriana Ugarte, Rodolfo Sancho/Roberto Enríquez Country: Spain Language: Spanish
La Señora fue una serie dramática de televisión producida por Diagonal TV para La 1. La serie se rodó en Asturias, Sepúlveda y Navalcarnero.
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A comienzos de los años 20, en España, las diferencias sociales eran abismales. Sobre todo en las zonas rurales la fuerza del caciquismo se basa enla tradición y el analfabetismo. Ciertos sectores de la burguesía y las clases trabajadoras luchan por subvertir la situación. En este ambiente germina el apasionado amor de Victoria Márquez, miembro de una poderosa familia, y Ángel, un diácono de familia minera.
Ambos están muy enamorados, pero, pese a los deseos de Victoria, la rigidez de la sociedad se impone y los rigores de la mísera realidad de Ángel y su tendencia vocacional, hacen que éste termine ordenándose sacerdote. Por diversas circunstancias Victoria debe hacerse con las riendas del negocio de su padre, mientras su hermano Pablo se involucra en liderar los incipientes movimientos sociales de la época. Esta decisión, insólita y revolucionaria para una mujer de la época, entorpece los objetivos de Gonzalo, Marqués de Castro, socio del padre de Victoria y que planea controlar la empresa. Tras el final de la serie, se ha realizado un spin-off llamado 14 de abril. La República en el que aparecen algunos personajes de la serie. Story
1920s, in Asturias, northern Spain where the difference between the middle class and working class was huge, Victoria Márquez, daughter of a mine's owner fell in love with Angel, son of a worker in her father's minery who was forced to become a priest to help his family and be away from Victoria. But the two never stopped loving each other, even after Victoria had to marry Gonzalo, marqués de Castro, the business partner and also murder of her father.
It was a tragic but powerful love story. After the end of the serie, the production company made a spin-off called 14 de abril. La República in which some of the characters in La Señora, including Gonzalo and Angel will make occasional appearance. Personajes/Personages
Victoria
by Adriana Ugarte
Ángel
by Rodolfo Sancho
Gonzalo
by Roberto Enríquez Musica/MusicWatch the serie onlineStreaming here: Temporada 1-3: 39 Capitulos
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Year: 2012-2014 Writers: Javier Olivares/Joan Barbero/Jordi Calafi/Pablo Olivares/Salvador Perpiñá/Anaïs Schaaff/José Luis Martín/Laura Sarmiento/Nacho Pérez de la Paz/Pau Siero/Daniel Martín Sáez de Parayuelo Director: Jordi Frades Music: Federico Jusid Costume design: Pepe Reyes Stars: Michelle Jenner, Rodolfo Sancho, Ramón Madaula, Jordi Díaz Country: Spain Languages: Spanish TrailerHistoriaIsabel es una serie de televisión española de ficción inspirada en la vida de la reina Isabel I de Castilla, protagonizada por Michelle Jenner y Rodolfo Sancho en los papeles de los Reyes Católicos. Su primera temporada abarca desde su nacimiento hasta su proclamación como reina pasando por las guerras civiles por el trono de Castilla y su matrimonio con Fernando de Aragón. La segunda temporada cubre hasta la conquista de Granada en 1492 e incluye tramas inspiradas de la Guerra de Sucesión Castellana, la implantación de la Inquisición o la expulsión de los judíos. La tercera temporada concluye con la muerte de la reina en 1504. StoryThis series is a biography about the Queen of Castile, Isabella the Catholic. The first season chronicles the period between 1461 and 1474: from the end of her childhood to her marriage with Ferdinand II of Aragon and her difficult arrival to the Crown. The second season chronicles the period between 1474 and 1492: from her crowning to the conquest of Granada and the beginning of the journey of Christopher Columbus. The third season covers the marriages of Joanna and Philip and Juan and Margaret, the subsequent deaths of Juan, Isabel (Queen of Portugal) and after Juan´s death, Princess of Asturias, and Isabel's son, Miguel as well as the death of Isabel, Queen of Castile herself. Personajes/PersonagesIsabel la Católica (Reina de Castilla) by Michelle Jenner Fernando el Católico(Rey de Aragón, Castilla, Sicilia y Nápoles) by Rodolfo Sancho Gonzalo Chacón(Político e historiador castellano, hombre de confianza de Isabel la Católica) by Ramón Madaula Andrés de Cabrera(Mayordomo, consejero y tesorero de Enrique IV) by Jordi Díaz Felipe el Hermoso, Rey de Castilla by Raúl Mérida Diseñador de vestuario/Costume DesignPepe Reyes Read also: Watch Musica/MusicFederico Jusid (Buenos Aires, 23 de abril de 1973) es un pianista y compositor argentino que actualmente reside y trabaja entre Madrid y Los Ángeles. Ha compuesto la Banda Sonora Original de más de 40 largometrajes de ficción y documentales, y numerosas partituras y arreglos para publicidad y más de 20 series de televisión. Entre sus composiciones originales para cine figura El secreto de sus ojos (2009, dirigida por Juan José Campanella), ganadora del Premio Oscar a Mejor Película Extranjera, por cuya partitura fue nominado al Premio Goya por Mejor Música Original. En televisión, su trabajo más reconocido es la banda sonora para la serie de Televisión Española Isabel, con la que ganó varios premios, tales como el de la International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) y el Reel Music Award. English: Federico Jusid (born April 23, 1973) is an Argentinian composer who resides and works between Madrid and Los Angeles. He has written the scores for more than 40 feature films and over 25 television series. His work includes the score for the Academy Award®-winner for Best Foreign Film The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, Dir. by Juan José Campanella), for which he received the nomination for the Spanish Academy Goya Award® for Best Original Score. His soundtrack for the Spanish historical drama Isabel won several awards, such as International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Award and Reel Music Award. Watch the full serie onlineYear: 2018-2019 Creator/Writer: Josep Cister Rubio, Jaime Vaca,María López Castaño,Alba Lucio Calderón Mario Parra Ortiz, Irene Rodríguez, Ana Muniz da Cunha, Tatiana Rodríguez Director: Luis Santamaría, Fernando González Molina, Miguel del Arco, Pablo Guerrero Music: Fernando Velázquez Costume design: Montse Sancho Stars: Patricia López Arnaiz, Macarena García, Begoña Vargas, Álvaro Mel, Juanlu González, Carla Campra Country: Spain Language: Spanish Trailer Temporada 1 HistoriaLa otra mirada (inicialmente llamada Alma Mater) es una serie producida por Boomerang TV para la cadena española La 1. Está protagonizada por Macarena García, Patricia López Arnáiz, Ana Wagener y Cecilia Freire, entre otros. Ambientada en una academia para señoritas en la Sevilla de los años 20, muestra un centro de enseñanza aferrado a una forma inquebrantable de hacer las cosas y a las tradiciones propias de la ciudad y de los tiempos. Todo este universo y sus pilares se tambalean con la llegada de una nueva profesora, con una forma muy distinta de ver las cosas y que tiene un objetivo secreto relacionado directamente con la academia. La búsqueda de la propia voz de un grupo de mujeres adultas y jóvenes será el destino de las protagonistas. StoryLa otra mirada (initially named Alma Mater) is a series produced by Boomerang TV for the Spanish channel 1 TVE. Set in an academy for young ladies in Seville in the 1920s, it shows a teaching center clinging to an unwavering way of doing things and conditioned by the traditions of the city and those years. All this universe and its pillars wobble with the arrival of a new teacher Terresa, who has a very different way of seeing things and who has a secret objective directly related to the academy. The search for their own voice of a group of adult and young women will be the destiny of the protagonists. Personajes/PersonagesTeresa Blanco Sánchez by Patricia López Arnaiz Manuela Martín Casado by Macarena García Roberta Luna Miñambres by Begoña Vargas Tomás Peralta García de Blas by Álvaro Mel Carmen Lara by Melina Matthews Watch the serie La otra mirada on Amazon Prime VideoWatch the serie La otra mirada here:Capitulo 1: «Tabaco, pantalones y jazz» Capitulo 2: «Un voto de confianza» Capitulo 3: «Retratos en tonos pastel» Capitulo 4: «Derecho a la intimidad» Capitulo 5: «La vida que quiero vivir» Capitulo 6: «Una segunda oportunidad» Capitulo 7: «Pienso en mí» Capitulo 8: «La primera y la última palabra» Capitulo 9: «Viacrucis» Capitulo 10: «Déjalo ir» Capitulo 11: «El espejo en el que me miro» Capitulo 12: «Ser mujer» Capitulo 13: «Alma máter» Capitulo 14: «Miedo al otro» Capitulo 15: «Lo que espero de mí» Capitulo 16: «Vuestra historia» Capitulo 17: «Mujeres olvidadas» Capitulo 18: «Baile de máscaras» Capitulo 19: «Tengo un sueño» Capitulo 20: «No hay fracaso» Capitulo 21: «Desde dentro»
Year: 2013-2016 Writer: Ángela Armero, Carlos Portela Director: David Pinillos, Carlos Sedes Music: Lucio Godoy Costume design: Helena Sanchis Stars: Paula Echevarría, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Javier Rey, Asier Etxeandía, Amaia Salamanca Country: Spain Language: Spanish SpanishVelvet (inicialmente llamada Galerías Velvet) es una serie de televisión española creada por Ramón Campos y Gema R. Neira y producida por Bambú Producciones para Antena 3. En la España de 1958 hay un lugar al que todo el mundo desearía ir de compras al menos una vez en la vida: las Galerías Velvet. Ubicadas en el número 34 de la Gran Vía madrileña, entre sus paredes se encuentran los trajes más elegantes, sofisticados y caros del momento, pero sobre todo se esconde una de las más maravillosas historias de amor que se haya contado jamás: la de Ana y Alberto. Ella, una humilde costurera que trabaja en las galerías desde que era niña. Él, un joven y apuesto muchacho destinado a heredar el majestuoso imperio de la moda que hasta ahora gobierna su padre, Don Rafael Márquez. Entre finas telas y vestidos de alta costura que evocan una vida de ensueño, ambos están dispuestos a romper con las normas de la época y vivir su amor más allá de lo que piensen los demás y de los que traten de impedirlo. EnglishVelvet (also known as Galerías Velvet) is a Spanish drama television series created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. María and produced by Bambú Producciones for Antena 3. The main storyline of the show is the love story of Alberto Márquez (played by Miguel Ángel Silvestre), heir of Galerías Velvet, one of the most prestigious fashion houses in the Spain of the late 1950s, and Ana Rivera (Paula Echevarría), who works as a seamstress there. Further interestVideo Watch full episodes on Amazon Prime Others Production company: Bamboo Productions
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1982 British romantic adventure television film set during the French Revolution. It is based on the novels The Scarlet Pimpernel and Eldorado by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, and stars Anthony Andrews as Sir Percy Blakeney/the Scarlet Pimpernel, the protagonist, Jane Seymour as Marguerite St. Just, the love interest, and Ian McKellen as Chauvelin, the antagonist. In 1792 during the Reign of Terror, the Scarlet Pimpernel rescues French aristocrats while posing as the wealthy but foppish and seemingly empty-headed Sir Percival Blakeney. Percy marries the beautiful French actress Marguerite St. Just, but her previous relationship with Robespierre's agent Armand Chauvelin may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the young Dauphin, eldest son of the former King of France. The story differs from the book but is largely inspired by it. Plot: In 1792 during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, a secret league of brave Englishmen are rescuing French aristocrats from the guillotine. The leader of this secret society is a mysterious English nobleman known only as the Scarlet Pimpernel, whose signature sign is a humble wayside flower. In society he hides his identity by posing as the wealthy but foppish and seemingly empty-headed Sir Percy Blakeney. After rescuing the Count de Beaulieu and his family, Percy is introduced to the beautiful French actress Marguerite St. Just through her brother, Armand, whom he rescued from an attack. Percy is attracted to Marguerite, but she is in a relationship with Armand Chauvelin, an agent of Maximilien Robespierre. Due to the Scarlet Pimpernel's past successes, Chauvelin is assigned to discover his identity and capture him. After Percy and his associates smuggle another aristocrat out of the city while picnicking with Marguerite, Chauvelin deduces that the Scarlet Pimpernel must be an English nobleman, and tries to coerce the Count de Tournay to spy on the English court for the Republic. Later, Marguerite and Chauvelin have an argument over the executions and he angrily departs. Percy reveals his identity to Armand and convinces him to use his connections to Chauvelin to investigate the French prison holding the Dauphin, son of the former King of France. Soon after, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his associates rescue de Tournay's family. Following a passionate courtship, Percy marries Marguerite, but soon their happiness is interrupted when he discovers that she apparently signed the arrest warrant of the Marquis de St. Cyr and his family, the man responsible for the previous attack on Armand. This leads to beheadings of the entire St. Cyr family. Believing that she was seeking revenge and is still in league with Chauvelin, Percy becomes distrustful of his new wife. Unaware of her husband's knowledge of her extorted role in the deaths of the St. Cyr family, Marguerite unhappily notices his growing disdain for her and for married life. Armand advises Percy to tell Marguerite about his suspicions so that she may defend herself, but Percy refuses, even though he admits he will love her until the day he dies. Soon after, Chauvelin discovers that Armand is in league with the Scarlet Pimpernel, and summons him back to Paris. Blackmailing Marguerite by threatening her brother's life, Chauvelin coerces her into discovering the vigilante's identity. After finding that the Scarlet Pimpernel is to rendezvous at midnight, Marguerite tells Chauvelin. However, she immediately warns the Scarlet Pimpernel—actually her husband, unbeknownst to her—and adds that Chauvelin betrayed her trust and faked her signature. Percy's faith in his wife is restored. Having been thwarted from encountering them, Chauvelin angrily leaves for Paris. Percy and his associates also depart for France to save Armand and the Dauphin. Marguerite notices that Percy's family crest bears a scarlet pimpernel, and quickly deduces his identity. After Armand arranges the firing of the gaolers in charge of the Dauphin's care, Percy and his associates use the removal of their belongings to smuggle the Dauphin out of the city. The boy is taken to a castle on the French coast, but Percy is soon captured while trying to save Armand. Marguerite visits her husband in prison, where he tells her to arrange for the Baron de Batz—an Austrian interested in saving the Dauphin—to smuggle the boy out of France the following night. Later, Percy agrees to personally bring Chauvelin to the Dauphin. Chauvelin and Percy, along with Marguerite and Armand who are hostages, arrive at the castle, but the Dauphin has already been removed. Angered by the deception, Chauvelin orders Percy's execution, but the firing squad consists of members of the league of the Scarlet Pimpernel, disguised as Chauvelin's troops. Percy is rescued and returns to duel with Chauvelin, and is victorious. Percy decides to leave Chauvelin's fate to Robespierre. Impersonating Chauvelin to ensure their escape, Armand departs from the castle along with the French troops that Chauvelin had stationed there. Percy and Marguerite sail away, happily in love. Cast:
Production: The Scarlet Pimpernel is based on a novel written by Baroness Emma Orczy. The 1982 adaptation was produced by London Films and directed by Clive Donner. Filming took place at various eighteenth century sites in England, including Blenheim Palace, Ragley Hall, Broughton Castle, and Milton Manor; also Lindisfarne. Tony Curtis served as the film's designer. The film was expanded to three hours to allow time for the addition of a subplot and extra characters. The subplot, taken from another of Orczy's novels, detailed the successful rescue of the Dauphin from a French prison.
Anthony Andrews had recently won the BAFTA for Best Actor for his performance in the 1981 serial Brideshead Revisited, and was cast as Sir Percy Blakeney/Scarlet Pimpernel. In addition to that serial, Andrews was also known to American audiences through the PBS ITV& BBC shows Danger UXB and The Duchess of Duke Street as well as several other productions. London Films hoped that this popularity would lead to Andrews starring in a Scarlet Pimpernel series in the US, but this never occurred.Other cast members included Ian McKellen and Jane Seymour. The recipient of a Golden Globe nomination for East of Eden, Seymour was cast as Marguerite St. Just. She later played Marie Antoinette in the 1989 film La Révolution française. Brideshead Revisited is a 2008 British drama film directed by Julian Jarrold based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh, which previously had been adapted in 1981 as the television serial Brideshead Revisited. Directed by: Julian Jarrold Screenplay:
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Although he aspires to become an artist, middle-class Charles Ryder reads history at the University of Oxford, where he befriends the flamboyant and wealthy Lord Sebastian Flyte. Sebastian's mother, Lady Marchmain, strongly disapproves of Sebastian's lifestyle, especially his heavy drinking. When Sebastian takes Charles home to visit his nanny, Charles is enthralled by the grandeur of the Marchmain family estate, known as Brideshead, and he is entranced by its residents, including the devout Roman Catholic Lady Marchmain and her other children, Sebastian's elder brother Bridey and his sisters Julia and Cordelia. When Lord Marchmain invites Sebastian and Julia to visit him and his mistress Cara in Venice, Lady Marchmain encourages Charles to go with them in the hope that he can act as a positive influence on her son. Increasingly interested in Julia, Charles surreptitiously kisses her in a dark alley, unaware that Sebastian can see them from the other side of a canal. Jealous of his attention to his sister, Sebastian sets out to end their friendship, and on their return to Britain, Lady Marchmain makes it clear that Charles cannot marry Julia since he professes to be an atheist. Sebastian's mother, concerned about his increasing alcoholism, cancels his allowance. During a visit to Brideshead, Ryder gives Sebastian money, which he uses to buy alcohol. Later that day, at a party given by the family, Charles is shocked when Lady Marchmain announces that the celebration is in honor of Julia's engagement to Canadian business man Rex Mottram. Sebastian arrives at the party late and improperly dressed. After a scene that is very embarrassing to Lady Marchmain, Sebastian flees the party, and Lady Marchmain privately dresses down Charles because he gave Sebastian money, and tells him that he is no longer welcome at Brideshead. Sebastian flees to Morocco. Four years elapse. Lady Marchmain has become terminally ill. She asks Charles to find Sebastian and bring him home. Charles travels to Morocco, but Sebastian could not return even if he wanted to, which he clearly does not. He is in the hospital with fluid in one of his lungs, and the doctor warns Charles that Sebastian is too ill to travel. More time elapses. Julia marries Rex, and Charles marries as well, and becomes successful as an artist. Charles is reunited with Julia on an ocean liner travelling to Britain from New York. They immediately realise they are still in love and decide to leave their respective spouses and live together. Charles and Julia return to Brideshead, where Charles plans on asking Rex to step aside so he and Julia can be together. Rex first implies he will never let Julia go, and accuses Charles of just wanting the estate. However, he then relents and agrees to release her in exchange for two of Charles's paintings, which are now viewed as a good investment. He also reveals that he converted to Catholicism to get Julia, and he disdains Charles for not having been willing to do the same. Julia overhears all of this, is shocked and angered, feeling like bartered goods. Their arrangements made, Charles and Julia prepare to leave Brideshead. Just as they are driving out, however, they pass a small caravan of cars that are arriving: Lord Marchmain is terminally ill, and has returned with Cara so he can spend his final days in his home. On his deathbed Lord Marchmain, who hitherto has not wanted Catholicism, regains his faith and dies reconciled to the Roman Catholic Church. Deeply affected by her father's transformation, Julia decides she cannot relinquish her own faith to marry Charles, and the two sadly part. Several years later, the Second World War is in process. Charles, now a disillusioned army captain, finds himself once again at Brideshead, this time in its capacity as a military base. A corporal tells him Julia is serving in the reserves and that her elder brother, Bridey, died during the Blitz. We also learn that he is alone – he has no girlfriend or wife. In the movie's final scene, Charles visits the family chapel, where he finds a single lit candle. He dips his hand into holy water and moves to snuff out a candle that is almost out of wax. However, he then reconsiders, and leaves the flame to burn. Title: Brideshead Revisited Release time: 1981 Written by Evelyn Waugh (novel) Derek Granger et al. (script) Directed by Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg Starring:
Country of origin United Kingdom Original language(s): English No. of series: 1 No. of episodes:11 Brideshead Revisited is a 1981 British television serial starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews. It was produced by Granada Television for broadcast by the ITV network. Most of the serial was directed by Charles Sturridge; a few sequences were directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The serial is an adaptation of the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945) by Evelyn Waugh. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder—including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle.
The 11-episode serial premiered on ITV in the UK on 12 October 1981 and The Telegraph listed it at number 1 in its list of the greatest television adaptations, stating that "Brideshead Revisited is television's greatest literary adaptation, bar none. It's utterly faithful to Evelyn Waugh's novel yet it's somehow more than that, too." Plot episode by episode: Episode 1:"Et in Arcadia Ego" In the spring of 1943, disillusioned Army captain Charles Ryder is moving his company to a new Brigade Headquarters at a secret location he discovers is Brideshead, once home to the Marchmain family and the scene of both pleasant and anguished visits for the younger Charles. Seeing the house for the first time in several years prompts a recollection of Charles' first meeting with Lord Sebastian Flyte, the Marchmains' younger son, at Oxford University in 1922, and the rest of the narrative flashes back to that time forward. At Oxford, two young men quickly bond and, although his cousin warns him to avoid Sebastian and his inner circle of friends, Charles is fascinated by them, particularly the flamboyant and openly gay aesthete Anthony Blanche. Short on funds, Charles finds himself fitfully spending the summer holidays in London with his indifferent and rigid father Edward until an urgent message from Sebastian sends him to Brideshead, where Charles is introduced to a world of wealth and privilege dominated by a powerful devotion to Catholicism. Episode 2: "Home and Abroad" At Brideshead, Charles is introduced to Sebastian's younger sisters Julia and Cordelia and his older brother Brideshead ('Bridey'). The two young men decide to accept an invitation to Venice extended by Sebastian's father, Lord Marchmain, who lives there with his mistress Cara. Episode 3: "The Bleak Light of Day" Back at Oxford, Sebastian learns his mother has arranged for him to be tutored - and carefully supervised - by Mr. Samgrass. Lady Marchmain visits the university and implores Charles to be a good influence on her rowdy son. Invited to a charity ball in London by Julia, Charles and Sebastian escape to a seedy nightclub in Soho. After a drunken Sebastian crashes their car, the political and social power of ambitious MP Rex Mottram and Mr. Samgrass result in Sebastian being let off with only a fine. Episode 4: "Sebastian Against the World" Sebastian's rapid descent into alcoholism, which he refers to as dipsomania, leads him into constant trouble, despite the ever-watchful eye of Mr. Samgrass. During Easter holiday at Brideshead, Charles tries to reason with a constantly inebriated Sebastian, who accuses him of being a spy for Lady Marchmain. Sebastian's failure to reform leads to his dismissal from Oxford, and a bereft Charles returns to London to ask his father permission to leave the university in order to study art abroad. Episode 5: "A Blow Upon a Bruise" Charles returns from his art studies in Paris and journeys to Brideshead for the 1925 New Year's celebration. Sebastian has returned from an excursion to the Levant with Mr. Samgrass, but photographs of the holiday and comments made by the two clearly indicate Sebastian frequently went off on his own to satisfy his hedonistic needs. Sebastian agrees to participate in a fox hunt although he plans to make an early escape to a pub, so he asks Charles for money and his friend acquiesces. When Sebastian returns home heavily inebriated at the end of the day, a distressed Lady Marchmain questions Charles. Learning he financed Sebastian's drinking binge, she rebukes him for enabling him, and Charles leaves Brideshead, fully expecting never to return. Episode 6: "Julia" Charles returns to Paris, where he is visited by Rex Mottram, who is searching for Sebastian and the money he stole before he disappeared. Rex discusses the financial woes of the Marchmain family and announces he intends to marry Julia nonetheless. Lady Marchmain reluctantly consents to the marriage as long as Rex converts to Catholicism, a condition he is willing to accept. But when Bridey learns Rex has a former wife who is living, a situation the Church will not abide, he cancels the wedding, and a defiant Julia marries Rex in a Protestant ceremony her family, with the exception of Cordelia, refuses to attend. Episode 7: "The Unseen Hook" In May 1926, Charles returns to England to volunteer his services during the General Strike. While delivering milk in the East End, he encounters Boy Mulcaster. At a party they encounter Anthony Blanche who tells how Sebastian is living in Fez. Julia tells Charles her dying mother is anxious to make amends with her prodigal son, and he agrees to go to Morocco and bring him home. He discovers Sebastian has been living with Kurt, a German ex-soldier discharged from the French Foreign Legion after deliberately shooting himself in the foot. Sebastian is a chronic alcoholic and has been hospitalized with pneumonia. Charles finds his friend emaciated and dissipated, unwilling to follow doctor's orders, and disinclined to leave Kurt alone. Before Charles departs Morocco, he learns Lady Marchmain has died. Episode 8: "Brideshead Deserted" Bridey commissions Charles to paint four scenes of Marchmain House in London, which has been sold to rectify Lord Marchmain's financial difficulties, before it is demolished to make way for a block of flats. He is reunited with Cordelia, who regrets the ongoing dissolution of her family but assures Charles she continues to find strength in her faith. Cordelia recalls her mother’s reading of a Father Brown story where G. K. Chesterton’s priest catches a thief "with an unseen hook and an invisible line which is long enough to let him wander to the ends of the world and still to bring him back with a twitch upon the thread". Time passes and Charles spends two years in Mexico and Central America painting, then has an awkward reunion with his wife Celia in New York City before the two sail home. On board ship, the two discover Julia is a fellow passenger. Episode 9: "Orphans of the Storm" Celia is bedridden with chronic seasickness prompted by extremely rough seas, leaving Charles and Julia to become reacquainted, and the two become lovers before reaching Southampton. Back in London, at an exhibition of her husband's latest artwork, Celia implies she knows about his affair with Julia. Anthony Blanche arrives at the gallery late and invites Charles to join him for a drink in a seedy gay bar, where he criticizes his talent and paintings, and informs Charles that his affair with Lady Julia is already widely rumored. Charles and Julia depart for Brideshead, where Rex is awaiting his wife. Episode 10: "A Twitch Upon the Thread" Charles and Julia, awaiting their respective divorces, live together, unmarried, at Brideshead. When Bridey announces his engagement, Julia suggests he invite his fiancée to Brideshead. Bridey points out that a highly moral and staunchly Catholic woman with middle-class values would never sleep under the same roof as a couple "living in sin". Bridey's comments stir extraordinary feelings of remorse and pain in Julia, revealing her long-standing Catholic guilt to Charles. Cordelia returns from ministering to the wounded in the Spanish Civil War with disturbing news about Sebastian's nomadic existence and steady decline over the past few years. She predicts he will die soon in the Tunisian monastery he has taken shelter in as his alcoholism consumes him. Episode 11: "Brideshead Revisited" In 1939, World War II is imminent. After years of self-imposed exile in Venice, the terminally ill Lord Marchmain decides to return home to die. Appalled by Bridey's choice of a wife, he announces he plans to leave Brideshead to Julia and Charles. When Bridey brings a priest to visit his very weak father and perform the last rites, Charles objects vocally, and offends Julia by harping on the question of what the sacrament actually accomplishes and what rationale there could be for performing it, especially knowing Marchmain's aversion to Catholicism. Lord Marchmain sends the priest away, then meets with his lawyers to change his will. But as Lord Marchmain weakens to the point of semi-consciousness, he finally accepts by making the sign of the Cross the absolution conditionally pronounced by the priest. Tearfully, Julia calls off her marriage to Charles, because she does not wish "to set up a rival good to God’s". She explains to him "that if I give up this one thing I want so much, however bad I am, He won't quite despair of me in the end". Charles, who has been moved by Lord Marchmain's final re-conversion, understands, but it breaks his heart, too. The narrative returns to Brideshead in 1944. Charles, now a believer, visits and prays in the reopened chapel, which has been closed since Lady Marchmain's death in 1926. A twitch upon the thread has brought him to the Faith. The sanctuary lamp, its symbol, burns anew. |
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