Abuela: A possessed grandmother can hide another

An old lady is drinking tea behind the window of a Madrid café.

Impeccable bun, houndstooth jacket, this aristocratic grandmother waits with some impatience.

She rolls up her sleeve and looks at her watch.

Her skinny, veiny wrist contrasts with the almost youthful enthusiasm and excitement she seems to feel.

Suddenly, the watch stops.

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Returning to her apartment, she discovers the lifeless body of another grandmother on the carpet in her living room.

She smiles.

A naked young woman emerges against the light from another room.

Blonde, desirable, she approaches the dowager.

Suddenly, the two women embrace, laughing and the title

in yellow letters, chic and old-fashioned... The next moment, the screen is invaded by the sweet notes of a Spanish variety song,

(reminiscent of the tube

from Carlos Saura's film

).

The transition is brutal.

From Madrid, we go to Paris.

The granddaughter of this strange...

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