Silvestre Andazola, an actor whose glory seems to have passed, enters his dressing room after another disappointing performance of "King Lear" at the theatre. Someone else appears to be with him in the room.
During the Spanish Civil War, two Civil Guards inspect the home of a republican painter.
A violinist rehearses for the next day's important performance, but it's too late in the night. A strange caretaker comes and throws him out of the auditorium.
