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Fernando at the end

posted 13 years ago by bannna
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Just watched this movie again after many years. It is still one of my favorite ones. I loved, loved scenes with their mom, singing an aria, their happiness at seeing her and closeness they express cramming her bed and talking; these are my favorite parts

Anyway, I have a question: Fernando doesn't look happy at the end with wedding and all and is definitely sad and wistful with other sisters leaving.

I makes me think he'd just prefer to keep them all around, and chooses Luz only since this is not possible. Luz, his least favorite, barely more than a kid he didn't really pay attention at all. The question is: why did he get married at all? Only because she was available and happened to fall in love with him, whereas the older sisters were more or less playing their games with him? If what he said (that he loved only her from the beginning etc) was the truth, it was nowhere to be seen throughout the movie.
Agree or disagree with me?

[–] Charlot47 10 years ago

It strikes me that, except when cooking, Fernando seems to be in a state of almost permanent unease! Marriage is only another of the many problems he has had to face in the last couple of years of his young life. Of the daughters, Clara, just widowed with a shop to run, doesn’t really want such an innocent, Violeta is overtly lesbian and Rocío lacks discernment. At least with Luz he seems to have a sweet affectionate girl and the whole of her family approves.