Tristana is a young Spanish woman who has been put in the care of Don Lope, an aristocracy who is protective but destitute. Don sells his things to escape hard labor and advocates for the plight of society's underprivileged and oppressed. He preys on the fragile Tristana, who abandons him after falling in love with Horacio. She returns to Don Lope when she becomes unwell, unable to commit to him. After losing her leg to cancer, he asks for her hand in marriage, which she accepts. She prefers to remain in a passionless union than face the harsh reality of a society that refuses to adapt to women's needs. Taken from the acclaimed novel by Benito Perez Galdos.
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Tristana is a young Spanish woman who has been put in the care of Don Lope, an aristocracy who is protective but destitute. Don sells his things to escape hard labor and advocates for the plight of society's underprivileged and oppressed. He preys on the fragile Tristana, who abandons him after falling in love with Horacio. She returns to Don Lope when she becomes unwell, unable to commit to him. After losing her leg to cancer, he asks for her hand in marriage, which she accepts. She prefers to remain in a passionless union than face the harsh reality of a society that refuses to adapt to women's needs. Taken from the acclaimed novel by Benito Perez Galdos.
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