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In this new film by Carlos Saura,Fernando Rey plays the part of an ageing father, a recluse living amonng his books in the Castilian countryside,and Geraldine Chaplin plays his daughter, Elisa. She comes to staywith her father after she discovered
that her husband was having an affair
with her best friend, and their marriage
has broken up.
Her father is writing a book, which appears to be written from Elisa's viewpoint, so that we see an imagined scene of the death of the
father through her eyes. He also relates the story of the time when he found the body of a murdered woman near his house, which Elisa imagines to be herself In flashbacks, Chaplin
plays the role of Elisa's mother, which
includes love scenes with Rey. Finally,
the father dies and the daughter takes
over writing the book.