
BeautifulandimaginativeviewofDonJuanconfrontinghislimits.<br/> Beautiful,imaginative,poeticandalmostsurrealisticapproachtoDonJuaninhislateyears.Richinpowerfulimages,likeagiantshellbeingcarriedonwheelsacrossthefieldsorinfrontofancientbuildings.Themanwhohasfounditintheseaisaccompaniedbyhislivingshadowimpersonatedbyamaskedpersonwhomakesthesamemovements.<br/> Heraldofsensualandintellectualfreedominadecadentempiretormentedbyreligiousfearsandtheconceptofsin,DonJuanseeksreconciliationwithhislegitimatewifeandhisfather,asheseemstoprepareforachangeinhiswayofliving,orperhapsevenhisdeath.HeisaccompaniedbyhisloyalservantEsganarel,thatsuffersmuchofhismaster'slegwork(andotherunpleasantsituations)butatleastistreatedlikeahumanbeing,almostafriend,byaDonJuanthatforeshadowsmodernthinking.<br/> WittydialogandelegantrhetoricmergeeffortlesslyinthetraditionofMoliereandoftheclassicalSpanishwriters.Apairofeleganttouchesoferoticism(oneofthemreminiscentofVelazquezpaintings)andveteranSpanishactorslikeFernandoGuillén(fittingverywellinhischaracter)orperpetuallybeautifulCharoLópezcontributetothisunpretentiousandoverlookedmasterpiecebyexcellentdirectorGonzaloSuárez.






