The Dog in the Manger (1996)

Diana, Duchess of Belflor, is a smart and attractive young lady who is in love with his secretary Teodoro, but he is engaged to Marcela, a lady-in-waiting of the Duchess. Diana, driven by ... See full summary »

Director:

Pilar Miró

Writers:

Félix Lope de Vega (play) (as Lope de Vega), Pilar Miró

Stars:

Emma Suárez, Carmelo Gómez, Fernando Conde

13 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emma Suárez	...	Diana - condesa de Belflor (as Emma Suarez)
Carmelo Gómez	...	Teodoro (as Carmelo Gomez)
Fernando Conde	...	Tristán
Ana Duato	...	Marcela
Miguel Rellán	...	Fabio (as Miguel Rellan)
Juan Gea	...	Federico
Ángel de Andrés López	...	Ricardo
Maite Blasco	...	Anarda
Rafael Alonso	...	Ludovico
José Lifante	...	Octavio (as Jose Lifante)
Blanca Portillo	...	Dorotea
Vicente Díez	...	Celio (as Vicente Diez)
Cesáreo Estébanez	...	Leónido (as Cesareo Estebanez)
Diego Carvajal	...	Camilo
Vicente Cuesta	...	Furio

Storyline

Diana, Duchess of Belflor, is a smart and attractive young lady who is in love with his secretary Teodoro, but he is engaged to Marcela, a lady-in-waiting of the Duchess. Diana, driven by jealousy and envy, tries to separate the two lovers.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | love | jealousy | f rated | noblewoman | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Spain Portugal

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

21 August 1998 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Dog in the Manger

Filming Locations:

Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL), Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A., Lolafilms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Music Performed by the Arcata Minuta orchestra

User Reviews

Good adaptation of classic Spanish play

I saw this Spanish film in Mar del Plata Film Festival in 1996, where it won the top prize. As an anecdote, Mexican filmmaker Arturo Ripstein (who was on the jury in that festival) sat right next in front of me at the theater. Based on a play by Lope de Vega, written in 1615, during the golden age of Spanish literature, this movie never rises above filmed theater, but it is very well done. I think if you don't speak Spanish, though, you will lost a lot in the translation, a lot of the word games the play is based on. Emma Suarez (a fine Spanish actress) is the leading female; this was one of the last films of director Pilar Miro. Unfortunately, the movie hasn't been seen a lot since then. Many films (including good films, like this one, that won the first prize in a film festival) get forgotten with time. When you see an art movie today, most of the people in the audience are old people, you see very few young people watching this sort of movies; I guess they are playing computer games in their homes instead. This makes me me wonder about the future of cinema as an art.