Vicente Blasco Ibanez: Entre Naranjos

(Between the Orange Trees) This is a magnificently filmed three-part production of the classic 1900 Blasco Ibanez novel. Rafael Brull, a young man dominated by the environment of a small town in Levant, dreams of escaping the provincial life. When he meets Leonora, a famous opera singer, he tries to win her love, but gains only her friendship and the beauty of her voice. Shocked by her son's visits to Leonora's house, Rafael's mother arranges his marriage to the daughter of a wealthy local orange exporter. With Leonora, Rafael flees the impending marriage and travels the world, only to return to Levant and his provincial roots. Directed by Josefina Molina. An RTVE Production. (Spanish, 3 parts, 90 minutes each)