The Blind Sunflowers/ El Escorial Conspiracy
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THE BLIND SUNFLOWERS (LOS GIRASOLES CIEGOS), 2008, 98 min. Dir. Jose Luis Cuerda. In the post Spanish Civil War period, Elena (Maribel Verdu) has assumed the role of head of the household, as her left-wing schoolteacher husband, Ricardo (Javier Camera), is in hiding in the house. When Salvador (Raul Arevalo), a part-time schoolteacher and devoted right-winger, becomes obsessed with the supposedly widowed Elena, her secret life is threatened with exposure.
EL ESCORIAL CONSPIRACY (LA CONJURA DE EL ESCORIAL), 2008, 128 min. Dir. Antonio del Real. In the late 16th Century, in the Court of Philip II, the House of Alba is fighting to regain the King’s favor and displace the rival faction of the House of Mendoza, led by the Princess of Éboli (Julia Ormond). On the night of Easter Monday, 1578, paid assassins ambush Juan de Escobedo (Joaquim de Almeida) and kill him. Mateo Vázquez, (Jordi Mollà) a priest and incorruptible official in the Kings service, investigates his murder.
