(La noche oscura)

Content: 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.

Countries:

France,

Spain

Genres:

War,

Drama

Runtime:

93 minutes

Year:

1989

Directors:

Carlos Saura

Actors:

San Juan de la Cruz

Virgen María

Vailer

Prior

Fray José

Crews:

Director

Editor

Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Director of Photography