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MOVIE · 1970

Tristana

Drama99 min

Orphaned young Tristana is taken in by Don Lope, a respected older guardian who soon turns protection into control. Catherine Deneuve’s Tristana grows up under his authority, while Fernando Rey gives Lope a polished, paternal surface that hides his abuse of power. When she falls for a painter named Horacio, played by Franco Nero, the possibility of a life beyond Lope’s house begins to take shape. What starts as a dependent arrangement shifts into a contest over freedom, desire, and who gets to decide Tristana’s future.

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