A lonely widow buys a man for winter company. What arrives is far more complicated.
Ends the season and Victoria, widow, mature and owns the beachside motel, does not want to spend another winter alone. To avoid it, buy the company of Paul to continue working for her. Paul agrees, provided remain free and enjoy other women. Days after reaching the motel Gloria, a beautiful biologist who claims to be working on a book and, to the surprise of Paul, seems to know everything about Victoria and her past.
Acting
Amparo Rivelles seethes with repressed hunger in every frame.
Cinematography
Bleached beachscapes that feel simultaneously seductive and suffocating.
Director
Roberto Gavaldón
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gavaldón was nearing the end of his career here; this represents Mexican cinema's awkward 70s pivot toward 'adult' euro-style dramas that never quite found their audience.
The beach location was reportedly freezing during shooting—Rivelles performed many scenes in actual discomfort, which accidentally amplifies Victoria's brittle tension.
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