Lope

• Director: Andrucha Waddington
• Writer: Jordi Gasull, Ignacio del Moral, Juan Vicente Riuve
• Cast: Alberto Ammann, Leonor Watling, Pilar López de Ayala, Antonio de la Torre, Juan Diego, Luis Tosar
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• On The Web IMDB Entry

Synopsis: Andrucha Waddington brings famed Spanish playwright Lope de Vega’s passionate life to the screen. The young poet returns to Madrid from war and gets his foot in the door of Madrid’s most important theatre troupe – quickly charming his boss’s daughter. His childhood friend, Isabel de Urbina, also falls under the spell of his poems. So much seduction eventually brings misfortune and he must flee Madrid. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]