Vidas cruzadas : Cinedrama en dos partes, dividida la primera en diez cuadros…
"Vidas cruzadas : Cinedrama en dos partes, dividida la primera en diez cuadros…." by Jacinto Benavente is a play written in the early 20th century. Set among fashionable resorts and Madrid salons, it explores the collision of old aristocracy and new money through a poised, impoverished noblewoman, Eugenia Castrojeriz, her reckless brother Manolo, and the wealthy upstart Enrique Garcimora. Pride, class, and desire entangle them as an allegorical “Ladrón de sueños” reveals
what their waking selves deny. The opening of the play unfolds on a Biarritz dancing terrace, where two onlookers frame the action with sharp social commentary before introducing Eugenia, her loyal friend Guillermina, and Enrique’s pursuit. A nocturnal dream interlude, guided by the “Ladrón de sueños,” exposes the mutual attraction and clashing pride of Eugenia and Enrique through a queen-and-pirate metaphor. Meanwhile, Manolo’s gambling spirals: Isidoro begs Enrique for help, and Enrique’s valet Damián discovers Manolo has stolen an envelope of cash, leading to a heated confrontation that Manolo first denies and then, in private, bitterly repents while hinting at suicide. Warned by Isidoro, Eugenia rushes to plead with Enrique, and the scene closes with her waiting in his study under the dream-thief’s light. At the start of the second part, a Madrid party hums with gossip about Eugenia’s sudden distance from her protectors, signaling that the scandal’s social aftershocks are spreading. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Benavente, Jacinto, 1866-1954 |
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| Title | Vidas cruzadas : Cinedrama en dos partes, dividida la primera en diez cuadros y la segunda en tres y un epílogo, y en prosa |
| Original Publication | Madrid: Prensa Moderna, 1929. |
| Series Title | El teatro moderno ; 224 |
| Credits | Ramón Pajares Box and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Spanish drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76860 |
| Release Date | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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