Mater amatísima (1980)
Clara- an attractive- sophisticated and unmarried woman- and the autistic child who transforms and absorbs her life- astonishingly interpreted by a very young Victoria Abril and autistic actor Julito de la Cruz- Mater Amatsima astonished audiences at Cannes Festival by providing an extreme dissection of the mother-child bond in an uneasily honest and rather confrontational way.
Director: Josep Antoni Salgot i Vila
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Victoria Abril as Clara |
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Julito de la Cruz as Juan |
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Jaume Sorribas as Ramón |
| Directing | Josep Antoni Salgot i Vila | Director |
| Writing | J. Rodriguez Jordana | Writer |
| Writing | Bigas Luna | Writer |
| Writing | Josep Antoni Salgot i Vila | Writer |
| Editing | Anastasi Rinos | Editor |
| Sound | Vangelis | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jaume Peracaula | Director of Photography |