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The Dark Night of the Soul(Movie, 1989)

Original title: "La noche oscura" (Spanish/ES)
1h 33min | Genres: War, Drama
The Dark Night of the SoulRating: 2.6/5 (with 44 votes)
The Dark Night (Spanish: La noche oscura) is a 1989 Spanish-French drama film directed by Carlos Saura. It stars Juan Diego as John of the Cross in solitary confinement in a Carmelite monastery in Toledo in 1577. Saura both wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Andrés Vicente Gómez is the producer. The film was entered in the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. ()
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About The Dark Night of the Soul

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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Spain, France
Based on the work of: John of the Cross
Original language: Spanish (ES)
Spoken languages: Spanish (ES)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/23/1989
Director: Carlos Saura
Screenwriter: Carlos Saura
Director of Photography: Teodoro Escamilla
Production Designer: Gerardo Vera
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La nuit obscure"

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