Summary On the day he learns he has a year to live, a Spanish Cardinal who has lived in the Vatican for 30 years learns he has a granddaughter, born without a father to his own illegitimate daughter. Against the Pope's advice, he returns home to sort out his worldly affairs, including a vineyard that supplies the Vatican. He must find a way to influence his brother, an atheistic physician and a bachelor, his imperious mother, his former lover (now married and raising his granddaughter), her husband, and his daughter, a stylish prostitute. He plans to marry his daughter to his brother, legitimize his grandchild, and leave the land within the family. But life gets in the way. View more details
Directed : Francisco Regueiro
Written : Ángel Fernández Santos Francisco Regueiro
Stars : Fernando Rey Francisco Rabal Victoria Abril Amelia de la Torre
Genres : Drama
Release date : Oct 2, 1985
Countries of origin : Spain
Language : Spanish
Filming locations : Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Production companies : Ministerio de Cultura Classic Films Produccion
Summary On the day he learns he has a year to live, a Spanish Cardinal who has lived in the Vatican for 30 years learns he has a granddaughter, born without a father to his own illegitimate daughter. Against the Pope's advice, he returns home to sort out his worldly affairs, including a vineyard that supplies the Vatican. He must find a way to influence his brother, an atheistic physician and a bachelor, his imperious mother, his former lover (now married and raising his granddaughter), her husband, and his daughter, a stylish prostitute. He plans to marry his daughter to his brother, legitimize his grandchild, and leave the land within the family. But life gets in the way. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Oct 2, 1985
Countries of origin : Spain
Language : Spanish
Filming locations : Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Production companies : Ministerio de Cultura Classic Films Produccion
