The Dark Night of the Soul
5
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1989-02-23
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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.
Featured Crew
| Carlos Saura | Director |
| Carlos Saura | Screenplay |
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | Producer |
| Teo Escamilla | Director of Photography |
| Pedro del Rey | Editor |
| Gerardo José Vega | Production Design |
| Koldo Vallés | Set Decoration |
| Romana González | Makeup Artist |
| José Antonio Sánchez | Makeup Artist |
| Carlos Saura Medrano | Assistant Director |
