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Also Directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta
Gypsy Romeo and Juliet: A boy and a girl from rival families fall in love.
This tragic drama is based on the ballet by famed composer Manuel De Falla. A young woman is caught between the violent struggle of two rival suitors who love her passionately. Candelas (La Polaca) is pursued by kind-hearted Antonio (Antonio Gades) and the evil diablo Diego (Rafael Cordova). Lucia (Morucha) is the cryptic gypsy fortune teller, with Fernando Sanchez Polack as Caldelas' beloved father.
Ignacio, a professional footballer, has sentimental and labor problems. His girlfriend is about to abandon him because of the constant displays of affection that the player receives from an attractive admirer. At the same time, Ignacio discovers that two of his teammates have been bribed by another team.
Madrid, early twentieth century. Julieta and Alberto are a couple who have been married for several years, but who are still as much in love as the first day. He is the half-orange she always wanted, and their bond of union is growing stronger. One day, Alberto, in the fear of losing her, decides to start writing to his beloved several letters of love under the pseudonym of 'Count of Rocambole'. The intention is to be more relaxed when trying the love and fidelity of Juliet. The problems start when she begins to fall in love little by little with that foreigner who claims to be mad about her.
The film is divided into three parts: 'Restlessness', 'Violence' and 'Death', to explain the motivations, evolution and defeat of three young misfits from Barcelona who end up being robbers. The way of crime is an easy way for them: a boy and a worker without a job or benefit are induced by 'el Señorito', the son of a rich lawyer. Together they form a band. Hard and violent, the film is made with a clear intention of social criticism and research of realism, culminating in a final scene that raised quite controversial.
Upon arrival in Barcelona, Miguel is fired from his job as a sailor and the financial problems which he will face from that moment will gradually introduce him into the world of crime. The little money they his wife Ines had previously saved , thanks to her hard work, will be quickly squandered by him.
Three men plan a jewelry heist abroad the Andalusia express train.