An aged and powerful magnate is
dying. He offers Laura, his young and beautiful mistress, a
birthday gift; a sophisticated display of virtual reality in which
he will "come to life" for her after his death. But Laura much
prefers that her mother, the Duchess, who has taken her place in
the magnate's heart and bed, dies instead.
Awards and festivals
* Silver Seashell at San Sebastian
Film Festival for Best Actor (Javier Bardem)
* Five Nominations in the Goya Awards (Spanish Academy
Awards):
- Best Original Screenplay: Gonzalo Suárez.
- Best Original Score: Suso Saiz.
- Best Editing: José Salcedo.
- Best Special Effects.
- Best Production Supervision.