The Kneeling Goddess (1947)
"La diosa arrodillada" (original title)

Director:

Roberto Gavaldón

Writers:

Edmundo Báez (collaboration), Alfredo B. Crevenna (collaboration),

Stars:

María Félix, Arturo de Córdova, Rosario Granados

Cast

Complete credited cast:
María Félix	...	Raquel Serrano
Arturo de Córdova	...	Antonio Ituarte
Rosario Granados	...	Elena (as Charito Granados)
Fortunio Bonanova	...	Nacho Gutiérrez
Carlos Martínez Baena	...	Esteban (as Carlos M. Baena)
Rafael Alcayde	...	Demetrio
Eduardo Casado	...	Lawyer Jiménez
Luis Mussot	...	Dr. Vidaurri
Carlos Villarías	...	Judge
Natalia Gentil Arcos	...	María
Paco Martínez	...	Villarreal
Rogelio Fernández	...	Sailor
Alfredo Varela

Storyline

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

13 August 1947 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

The Kneeling Goddess

Filming Locations:

Edificio Basurto - México 187, Hipódromo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Panamerican Films S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Cinema de Lágrimas (1995)

User Reviews

Wonderful overwrought melodrama from Mexico's Golden Age

Maria Felix, the archetypical Mexican movie star, plays one of her bad/good girl roles, with elements of the characters played by Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck and even Marlene Dietrich. (she sings a song by her then husband, the famous composer,Augustine Lara). Arturo de Cordova's tortured lover is reminiscent of his role in Buñuel's Exterminating Angel. There's some extraordinary photography , stylized sets (the furniture designer gets a credit) and outrageous dresses for La Doña, as Maria Felix is still known in Mexico. It's definitely one of the styles that Buñuel expanded in his early Mexican films like the 1955 "Ensayo de un crimen."