Pictures (1996)
You can't stop your own destiny
Жанр : драма
Время выполнения : 1Ч 38М
Директор : Elio Quiroga
Краткое содержание
Azucena is 22 years old and lives with her mother, who, due to a past trauma, can no longer speak. Azucena works in a photography lab with her best friend Paqui, and has just broken up with her latest boyfriend Dani. Azucena lives in fear of sex and physical contact, hiding in her own sheltered world. Cesar, a plastic artist feels an obsessive attraction for Azucena, as a result, making her his inspiration. This obsession is painfully observed by Jacinto, the unstable artist's lover, who is himself involved in a violent and destructive relationship with Cesar.
Alfonso is a retiree who visits Nanda, an elderly woman who was like his mother when he was orphaned, at a residence where Luisa, a young social worker, works. One morning, collecting snails in the Prado de las Estrellas, Alfonso meets a young man who emerges from the mist on his bike. Thereafter a friendship is born between the old master and the promising young cyclist. Alfonso, supported by his friends, without equipment or sponsors, will make a great champion from Martin, and most importantly, a great guy.
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Два сводных брата, Клаус и Улли, любят одну и ту же девушку. Клаус обладает более выигрышной внешностью, он может спеть модную песенку, сыграть на гитаре и этими кажущимися преимуществами легко добивается успеха у Евы. Клаус отнюдь не серьезно относится к своей подруге, и очень скоро она почувствовала это. Улли - человек спокойный и уравновешенный, он хорошо знает характер своего сводного брата, его легкомыслие и моральную нечистоплотность. Встретившись с Евой, окончательно порвавшей с Клаусом, и узнав о её тяжелом положении, Улли, забыв свою обиду, первым протягивает ей руку помощи.
Из беседы с Евой Улли узнал о намерении Клауса бежать на Запад. Сознавая свою гражданскую ответственность за легкомысленный поступок брата, Улли решает помешать ему. Зная место, где Клаус может перебраться в Западный Берлин, Улли, рискуя жизнью, задерживает его.
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