Madrid, late 19th century. A wealthy woman is found murdered in her home and her maid seems to be the main suspect; but her statement further entangles the case.
Direction
Neville's shadow-drenched Madrid feels genuinely dangerous.
Writing
Rashomon-style testimony structure, decades before Kurosawa.
Director
Edgar Neville
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Franco's early years, the film's obsession with hidden transgression speaks to censorship-era subtext. Neville smuggled social critique through period costume.
Edgar Neville wrote the screenplay in three weeks after a real 1890 Madrid murder case fascinated him—the Bordaderos Street location was kept authentic.
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