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 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.
Director:
Carlos Saura
Writer:
Carlos Saura
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Juan Diego as San Juan de la Cruz |
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Julie Delpy as Virgen María |
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Fernando Guillén as Vailer |
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Manuel de Blas as Prior |
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Francisco Casares as Fray José |
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Fermí Reixach as Fray Gerónimo Tostado |
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Abel Vitón as Fray Jacinto |
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María Elena Flores as Superiora |
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Adolfo Thous as Fray María |
| Directing | Carlos Saura | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | José Antonio Sánchez | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Carlos Saura Medrano | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Pedro del Rey | Editor |
| Production | Andrés Vicente Gómez | Producer |
| Camera | Teo Escamilla | Director of Photography |
| Art | Gerardo José Vega | Production Design |
| Writing | Carlos Saura | Screenplay |
| Art | Koldo Vallés | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romana González | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Gerardo Vera | Art Direction |
| Sound | Carlos Faruolo | Sound |
| Sound | Gilles Ortion | Sound |
