The Dark Night of the Soul

The Dark Night of the Soul

1989
1h 33m
5.0

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Countries
France Spain
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Quick Facts

Original Title La noche oscura
Release Date February 23, 1989
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0097998

Cast

Juan Diego
Juan Diego

San Juan de la Cruz

Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy

Virgen María

Fernando Guillén
Fernando Guillén

Vailer

Manuel de Blas
Manuel de Blas

Prior

Francisco Casares
Francisco Casares

Fray José

Fermí Reixach
Fermí Reixach

Fray Gerónimo Tostado

Abel Vitón
Abel Vitón

Fray Jacinto

María Elena Flores
María Elena Flores

Superiora

Adolfo Thous
Adolfo Thous

Fray María

Key Crew

Carlos Saura
Director
Carlos Saura
Screenplay
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Producer

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