Una estrella, like the one Estrella wears on her finger. I caught only the last third of this film on television tonight, but I was quickly absorbed by this story of a young girl's adolescent awakening.
According to "Contemporary Spanish Cinema" by Barry Jordan and Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas (Manchester, 1998), this is one of the key Spanish films, and that does not surprise me in the least. The authors use the word "gravitas" to describe the director, but that word applies equally to this film.
According to "Contemporary Spanish Cinema" by Barry Jordan and Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas (Manchester, 1998), this is one of the key Spanish films, and that does not surprise me in the least. The authors use the word "gravitas" to describe the director, but that word applies equally to this film.