In Madrid, orphan sisters Irene, Ana, and Maite are raised by their austere aunt Paulina and their mute, crippled grandmother after the deaths of their mother and their military father Anselmo. Ana is a melancholic girl, fascinated by death, after watching her mother having a painful death and her father dead in bed.

Director: Carlos Saura

Writer: Carlos Saura

Actors: Ana Torrent, Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sanchez

Production: N/A