The Dark Night of the Soul (1989)

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 16t...h-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. more

Directing:
  • Carlos Saura

Writing:
  • Carlos Saura

Stars:
Release Date: 1989-02-23
themoviedb icon 1 2 3 4 5 5.3/10
  • Country: FR, ES
  • Language: Español
  • Runtime: 93

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