A young soldier returns home from the war to 16th Century Madrid, a city under construction. Like so many young men, he wonders which road to take. As he struggles with his ambitions, he’s torn between the love of two women: one of them a liberal, successful businesswoman, the other a dreamer of noble origin. Along with love comes adventure, and as he discovers the true meaning of love, he’s pursued by the law, jailed, and threatened by hatchet men until he’s forced to hide out in the port of Lisbon, where the biggest naval fleet ever to set sail is about to take to the sea.
A story of love and adventure told in the present tense, about a young Lope de Vega who knew how to win hearts and tell stories like no one else.
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Jonathan Holland, Variety
“...the best Spanish period item in some time (....) The thoughtful script takes a decent stab at explaining Lope’s literary gifts, primarily his bravery in rewriting the rules to create a more ‘lifelike’ theater...”
E. Rodriguez Marchante, ABC
"...Agile and entertaining, it offers a most accurate portrait of what was one of the most controversial and complex lives and works of the Golden age...”
Lluis Bonnet Mojica, La Vanguardia
"...Thanks to its contemporary vision, the film escapes from the reverential and stagnant approach to the biopic..."
Desirée de Fez, Guía del Ocio, Barcelona
"…Elegantly flirtatious with the adventure genre (...), Lope the Vega’s verses are as essential to the description of the female characters as are the performances of the actresses that bring them to life..."
Carlos Marañon, Cinemanía
"…The film captivates with its pacing and its hero entangled in a plot line that is spiced up with carefully chosen supporting actors, where Juan Diego, De la Torre and Tosar stand out..."
Fernando Bernal, Cahiers du Cinéma
"...A spectacle that relies on carefully staged action, a convincing thesis, a great cast, and an adequate mise-en-scene that flees from the clichés of historic TV dramas... "
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