Esmeralda is a blind girl who falls in love and faces various challenges in her life. The story revolves around her blindness, a switch at birth, and the love she finds along the way.
In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small property of the Valdes and not the neighboring ranch, the rich and prosperous hacienda "Piedras Grandes", where the best cattle are raised and is property of the Ramirez. But the spring is not the real reason for the hatred between the families. Justo Ramirez, married to Margarita Insunza, had a relationship with Francisca Rivero, wife of his enemy and neighbor Rigoberto Valdes. This relationship, founded in the betrayal, will cause the utmost bitterness and the destruction between the two families. The Valdes have a beautiful daughter named Alfonsina, who was born in the same year as Alejandro, the son and heir of the Ramirez. Although they have grown separately with their souls full of prejudices against their respective families, the two cannot avoid feeling attracted to each other. Margarita will not permit this and so she tells her husband to make sure her son will never be together with Alfonsina so he could marry Barbara, her cousin's daughter. Justo rapes Alfonsina and she leaves along with her mom and her aunt. Five years later... Alfonsina is graduating from school and has a good life until her mother commits suicide because she found out she was deathly ill and could no longer live with the guilt of her lifestyle. Before dying, her mother confesses to Alfonsina that Justo Ramirez destroyed her life and after that Alfonsina vows revenge on the man who destroyed her family. She returns to San Andres and there she once again sees Alejandro who is now engaged to Barbara. Their love is still present in their hearts. They will have to fight for their love and see if they can be happy by the shores of El Manantial... El Manantial is a Mexican telenovela that first aired in 2001, starring Adela Noriega and Mauricio Islas. The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 2002.
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried is an epic silent film based on Germanic mythology. It tells the story of Siegfried, a legendary hero on a quest to slay a dragon and win the hand of a princess. With its stunning visuals and mythical themes, this film is a masterpiece of early cinema.
The Virgin Spring is a 1960 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It tells the story of a medieval peasant family in Eastern Scandinavia who seek revenge after their daughter is raped and murdered. The film explores themes of faith, revenge, and the clash between pagan and Christian beliefs.
Set in the 1920s outback of Australia, Sweet Country tells the story of an Indigenous Australian man who is forced to go on the run after he kills a white man in self-defense. As a manhunt ensues, the film explores themes of justice, prejudice, and survival in a harsh and unforgiving landscape.
An Iranian taxi driver installs a hidden camera in his car to record the conversations of his passengers, offering a unique perspective on Iranian society and culture. As he drives through the streets of Tehran, he encounters a variety of passengers, each with their own stories and struggles. From censorship to poverty, superstition to political unrest, the taxi becomes a microcosm of Iranian life.
Manon seeks revenge against her neighbors for their role in her father's death, but her plans are complicated by unrequited love and a water shortage. This French drama explores themes of love, loss, and the power of community.
In turn-of-the-20th-century upstate New York, Winnie Foster, a 12-year-old girl, discovers a family living in the woods near her family's home who never ages thanks to a magical spring they drink from and she is entrusted to keep their secret and becomes involved in their lives.
A young widow wants to carry on with her husband's work:managing a pine plantation where they extract resin;but most of all,she wants to have electricity installed in her valuable property.In this place,it seems that 1789 never happened and that time stood still:her workers,circa 1920,do not receive any salary and ,like the peasants in the middle ages,have to bring their production to their landlady. But her progressive ideas come up against men still remembering WW1 and against her bourgeois peers.Her foreman ,first bewildered ,is finally won over by his boss' resilience and strength of character.For her own good,the young heiress is too ahead of her time though.
When a scientist learns that his town's lucrative springs present a serious health threat, the community refuses to listen to him.
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