The Dark Night of the Soul

The Dark Night of the Soul

La noche oscura
🎞️ Movie 93 min ES
โ˜… 5.8 /10 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 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
Juan Diego
San Juan de la Cruz
Fernando Guillén
Fernando Guillén
Vailer
Manuel de Blas
Manuel de Blas
Prior
๐Ÿ‘ค
Francisco Casares
Fray José
Fermí Reixach
Fermí Reixach
Fray Gerónimo Tostado
Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy
Virgen María
๐Ÿ‘ค
Abel Vitón
Fray Jacinto
María Elena Flores
María Elena Flores
Superiora
๐Ÿ‘ค
Adolfo Thous
Fray María
๐Ÿ‘ค
Carlos Velasco
๐Ÿ‘ค
Teo Escamilla
Cinematographer