Vera, a Cruel Tale (1974)

8.0/10 • 90 min • Drama

Overview

South of France, XIX century. Alfredo de Quiroga, a Spanish gentleman in exile, is reluctant to admit that Vera, his wife, has died. Very concerned, begins to rebuild its surroundings as if she were still alive. The objects, dialogues, gestures ... again everything is back to make sense to him. Even his faithful butler rests on this fiction. But one day, by accident, he meets the daughter of the notary and his world begins to crumble.

Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Víctor Valverde

Alfredo Quiroga

Alfredo Mayo

Julieta Serrano

José Vivó

Lucía Dominguín

Miguel Bosé

Luis Ciges

Silvia Vivó

José Antonio Gallego

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