Las rosas olvidadas

La reina de Inglaterra tiene 93 años. El proceso de elevar al trono a un nuevo monarca ya se está organizando. Su hijo, el príncipe Carlos, es el heredero natural. Sin embargo, alguien está intentando alterar la línea sucesoria. Hay más de 140 personas en la línea esperando ser monarcas. Si el príncipe Carlos, por alguna razón, es incapaz de acceder al trono, entonces el siguiente en la línea, el príncipe Guillermo, se hará rey. Si él tampoco puede, el príncipe Jorge será el siguiente en la línea, y así continúa bajando la lista. Se están llevando a cabo retorcidos planes....

Non doveva essere quello il gran finale di Raphael Haffner, non doveva ritrovarsi a settantotto anni dentro l’armadio di una stanza d’albergo a sbirciare una coppia che faceva sesso, a fissare la sua nuova dea Zinka con il fidanzato Niko. Lui è lì in un’imprecisata località termale dell’Europa dell’Est, per recuperare la villa requisita, sotto vari regimi, alla famiglia della moglie, riscattarsi per averla tradita e lasciata poco prima che morisse e dimostrare finalmente a figli e nipoti di non essere l’uomo egoista, vanitoso, inaffidabile e immaturo che tutti quanti sembrano...

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) is considered the literary figurehead of Spain. "El Viejo Celoso" and "El Celoso Extremeno" are representative of his short works in two different genres in each of which he excelled: the short, one-act comedy and the extended short story. Each in its distinctive way refashions the ancient tale tradition of the jealous husband and the adulterous wife and engages with the psychological, moral and social issues surrounding it. In "El Celoso Extremeno" - set in Seville and the Americas - the social and human frame expands, and horizons generally broaden. Here the...

Andean immigrants leave their mountain heights in search of a better future in the Peruvian coast, often unsuccessfully. They live in hopeless disappointment until an unexpected visit revolutionizes their environment and gives them back the desire to work to elevate their family’s levels, in the humble shantytowns in which they have settled, by encouraging them to strive to achieve their dreams and regain their rights. Of profound social content, The Park of Dreams tells the story of the great small feat that returns their self esteem to the people of "La Esperanza".