The Nest

(1980)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 27 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1980

Runtime: 97 мин

Country: Spain

Director: Jaime de Armiñán

Cast: Héctor Alterio, Ana Torrent, Luis Politti, Agustín González, Patricia Adriani, Amparo Baró, Ovidi Montllor, Мария Луиза Понте, Luisa Rodrigo, Mauricio Calvo

Plot

In a town near Salamanca, an eccentric widower, aged 60, is captivated by an imp, a precocious 13 year old. Alejandro is wealthy and alone, passing time with music, chess, and his shotgun. Gregoria (Goyita) the daughter of a weak-willed policeman and his bullying wife, is a budding naturalist who conspires to meet Alejandro. Even though he knows the village is talking, Alejandro spends time with Goyita, on walks, horseback rides, and dinners. He's enchanted and tells his friend the village priest that he's living for the first time. Goyita makes new demands on Alejandro, and he must decide how to be true to his ethics and to this Platonic yet highly-charged relationship.