The Dark Night of the Soul

The Dark Night of the Soul

5.0

Feb 23 1989

2h 33m

War, Drama

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.

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

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