La herencia Valdemar (2010)

Luisa Llorente, an expert on taxation of old buildings, had recently gone to the Victorian mansion Valdemar to conduct an inventory of property ownership. After she mysteriously disappeared... See full summary »

Director:

José Luis Alemán

Writers:

José Luis Alemán (story), H.P. Lovecraft (inspired by the works of),

Stars:

Daniele Liotti, Óscar Jaenada, Laia Marull

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniele Liotti	...	Lázaro Valdemar
Óscar Jaenada	...	Nicolás Tremel
Laia Marull	...	Leonor Valdemar
Silvia Abascal	...	Luisa Llorente
Rodolfo Sancho	...	Eduardo
Ana Risueño	...	Dra. Cerviá
Norma Ruíz	...	Ana
Santi Prego	...	Santiago
José Luis Torrijo	...	Dámaso (as José Torrijo)
Jesús Olmedo	...	Chambelán
Francisco Maestre	...	Aleister Crowley (as Paco Maestre)
José Torija	...	Engendro
Vanesa Suárez	...	Lizzie Borden
Laura Toledo	...	Belle Gunness
Lino Braxe	...	Bram Stoker

Storyline

Luisa Llorente, an expert on taxation of old buildings, had recently gone to the Victorian mansion Valdemar to conduct an inventory of property ownership. After she mysteriously disappeared, Maximilian, president of her company, engaged the services of a private detective to help find her. But soon they will discover that it is not the first disappearance at Valdemar mansion!

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Plot Keywords:

mansion | detective | inventory | first part | missing woman

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official [Spain]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

22 January 2010 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Valdemar Legacy

Filming Locations:

Comillas, Cantabria, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€13,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Cruzada Entertainment, Origen Producciones Cinematograficas S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paul Naschy last movie.

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Connections

Followed by The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow (2010)

User Reviews

Nice tribute to the classics!

The majority of critics have been unfair to this movie. This is a nice homage to the classics of the terror genre and to the world of Lovecraft. Aficionados will enjoy the references with delight.

The story is well told and interesting enough, and though it leaves some loose ends (the second installment will see the light on October), the main story (told in a large flashback) concludes in a spectacular climax that is something to be seen.

The production values are top notch.

The only setbacks are some pieces of dialog, too long and literary, that drag the pace in the middle section.

All in all, this is a remarkable first feature from director José Luis Alemán.