简介：Intheemptyhouseofhisfamily,Ramon,apoet,remembersthelastdayofthelifeofhismaster:thelasttimehewentoutwithhisfrienddonLatinodeHispalis,histalkwithaministerandhisdinnerwithRubenDario. ThepoeticandiconoclasticlightsofBohemiahavebeendimmedinthisinterpretationoftheoriginalplaybyRamonValle-Inclan.Setattheturnofthe20thcenturyinMadrid,thefocusisonaperpetualdrunk,theblindMaxEstrella(FranciscoRabal)andhisverses,sayings,andtotaldisregardforhiswifeanddaughterashepursuesboththebottleandthemuse.Hisfriend,DonLatino(AgustinGonzalez)accompaniesMaxonhistravelsthroughthecity.Maxisrarelysoberandcanbefoundinunlikelysituations,suchasdressingdownagovernmentministerforhisbourgeoissuccessorcommiseratingwithananarchistinprison.…