When the young woman Tristana's mother dies, she is entrusted to the guardianship of the well-respected though old Don Lope. Don Lope is well-liked and well-known because of his honorable nature, despite his socialistic views about business and religion. But Don Lope's one weakness is women, and he falls for the innocent girl in his charge, seduces her, makes her his lover, though all the while explaining to her that she is as free as he. But when she acts on this freedom, Don Lope must deal with the consequences of his world-view.
J'avais en tête un film culte de Bunuel, du coup je m'attendais un peu à autre chose, sans doute quelque chose de plus sulfureux. J'ai peur que ce soit un peu le problème d'une partie de son cinéma: on comprend assez vite où il veut en venir, ou plus précisément la façon dont il cherche à mettre à mal le moralisme de ses personnages.
ça se suit bien mais ça reste un peu trop sur des rails.
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