Spanish director Julio Medem's dreamy and deeply romantic third feature explores the different ways history can appear to repeat itself, even for a pair of lovers who think they know something about the past. A wayward soccer ball leads to a lifetime of longing for Otto (Peru Medem), an eight-year-old schoolboy who falls deeply in love with Ana (Sara Valiente), the young girl whom he meets outside his school playground school. In Ana, Otto thinks he has met his destiny, the single element that will eventually make the circle of his life complete. In Otto, Ana's sure she has found her father, who died the day before; a strong believer in coincidences, Ana thinks her f...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
112 mins