The Lost Paradise

The Lost Paradise (1985)

Drama

This literary film is imbued with the disenchantment of Spanish exiles who left their homes to protest Franco's fascist regime and then returned after its demise to find that democracy had not instilled either ethics or deep motivation in government leaders. Director Basilio Martin Patino presents his story, and a large part of the film is based on his own life, through the experiences of an exiled heroine played by Charo Lopez. She has returned to Spain to look for meaning in her life, something that she never found living in Germany, not even after having a child. She is also in the process of translating the German lyric poet Friederich Holderlin (see the 1985 Halfte Des Lebens) into Spanish, focusing on his epic Hyperion. Excerpts from the translation are voiced over throughout the film. As she looks up old friends from many, many years ago, even those who have achieved worldly success are suffering from the same ennui that propelled her back home.

Director: Basilio Martín Patino

Casts

	Charo López as
	Alfredo Landa as Benito
	Francisco Rabal as El político anciano
	Juan Diego as Ministro
	Miguel Narros as Miguel
	Ana Torrent as Andrea
	Paco Hernández as
	María Dolores Vila as
	Jose Colmenero as
	Delia Rodríguez de Llera as
	Amancio Prada as El Invitado
	Juan Cueto as Emilio
	Walter Haubricht as
	Enrique Baquedano as
	Alejandro Sevillana as
	Isabel Pallarés as
	Azucena de la Fuente as
	Félix Dafauce as
	Paloma Aristegui as
	Angela Torres as
	José María García as
	Jorge Bosso as
	Nadine as

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