The Nest

The Nest

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 18, 1980

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama

User Score

62%

Original Title

El nido

Production Companies

Cinespania S.A., A-Punto ELSA

Director

Jaime de Armiñán

Description

In a town near Salamanca, an eccentric widower, aged 60, is captivated by an imp, a precocious 13 year old. Alejandro is wealthy and alone, passing time with music, chess, and his shotgun. Gregoria (Goyita) the daughter of a weak-willed policeman and his bullying wife, is a budding naturalist who conspires to meet Alejandro. Even though he knows the village is talking, Alejandro spends time with Goyita, on walks, horseback rides, and dinners. He's enchanted and tells his friend the village priest that he's living for the first time. Goyita makes new demands on Alejandro, and he must decide how to be true to his ethics and to this Platonic yet highly-charged relationship.