A man dies in the presence of his mistress, who then concocts a plan to find out who was responsible for his having distanced himself from her in his final days. She summons the deceased man's two brothers and his father to his house on the pretense that he is gravely ill. Once they are all together (plus one of the brothers' wife and daughter and a later uninvited arrival), she puts her plan into action.
Stuffy and slightly absurd drama which is a variation on The Cat and the Canary (of which I know only the premise); it does a fine job of showing why Spanish cinema was then held in such low esteem by critics everywhere.
Rating: 18
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