by Clarke Fountain
synopsis
An old man (Francisco Rabal) living in a Greek seaside village is enjoying a walk and the magnificent scenery when he strikes up a conversation with a young man looking out of his hotel room. At that moment, an earthquake demolishes the hotel, and when the authorities arrive, they are prepared to write everyone in it off as having been killed. The old man is not prepared to do that, and his stubborn unwillingness to accept that leads to their searching for, and finding, the younger man.
