In the 18th century in Madrid, the Marquess of Esquilache, King Charles III of Spain's former minister, bans on wearing the popular wide collar with a long coat and brimmed hat. Along with other measures provoke a massive riot in the city.
Southern France, nineteenth century: Alfredo de Quiroga, a Spanish gentleman in exile, is unable to accept the idea that Vera, his wife, has died. He is so concerned that everything in the ...
Following the dissolution of her 20-year marriage to a land developer, a middle-aged woman returns to her law practice and, plotting revenge, accepts as a client a young ecologist who has accused her ex-husband's company of corruption.