The Dark Night of the Soul (1989)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1989-02-23
Runtime: 93 minutes
Director: Carlos Saura
Top Cast
- Juan Diego as San Juan de la Cruz
- Julie Delpy as Virgen María
- Fernando Guillén as Vailer
- Manuel de Blas as Prior
- Francisco Casares as Fray José
- Fermí Reixach as Fray Gerónimo Tostado
- Abel Vitón as Fray Jacinto
- María Elena Flores as Superiora
- Adolfo Thous as Fray María
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