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The Dark Night of the Soul

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5.0/10 • 8

1989-02-23 • 1h 33m

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Pantheon filmmaker Carlos Saura bounced back from a handful of failures with 1989's La Noche Oscura (The Dark Night). Juan Diego stars as San Juan de la Cruz (St. John of the Cross), the legendary 16th-century poet-prophet. Galvanized into action by the spirit of Santa Teresa de Jesus, San Juan fought to install reforms in the Carmelite Order. Like many another visionary, he was regarded as a heretic, and promptly subjected to the most appalling of tortures. Writer-director Saura manages to draw several parallels between the religious persecution of the 1700s and the political despotism of Fascist Spain.

Directors
Carlos Saura
Editors
Pedro del Rey

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  1. Juan Diego

    Juan Diego

    San Juan de la Cruz

  2. Julie Delpy

    Julie Delpy

    Virgen María

  3. Fernando Guillén

    Fernando Guillén

    Vailer

  4. Manuel de Blas

    Manuel de Blas

    Prior

  5. Francisco Casares

    Francisco Casares

    Fray José

  6. Fermí Reixach

    Fermí Reixach

    Fray Gerónimo Tostado

  7. Abel Vitón

    Abel Vitón

    Fray Jacinto

  8. María Elena Flores

    María Elena Flores

    Superiora

  9. Adolfo Thous

    Adolfo Thous

    Fray María

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Original Language
Spanish
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