5.3The Dark Night of the Soul · 1989
The Dark Night of the Soul (1989) is a War / Drama film directed by Carlos Saura, starring Juan Diego, Julie Delpy, Fernando Guillén.
WarDrama
5.3Overview
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.
Cast
Juan Diego, Julie Delpy, Fernando Guillén, Manuel de Blas, Francisco Casares, Fermí Reixach, Abel Vitón, María Elena Flores
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What is "The Dark Night of the Soul" about?
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.
When was "The Dark Night of the Soul" released?
The Dark Night of the Soul was released in 1989.
Who stars in "The Dark Night of the Soul"?
The cast includes Juan Diego, Julie Delpy, Fernando Guillén, Manuel de Blas.
