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La herida luminosa

  • 19971997
  • 1h 40m
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6.0/10
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La herida luminosa (1997)
Drama
Dr. Molinos, a prestigious cardiologist, and his wife Isabel are going through a serious marital crisis. They live in Oviedo, in the oppressive Spain of the 50s, in the company of two maids:... Read allDr. Molinos, a prestigious cardiologist, and his wife Isabel are going through a serious marital crisis. They live in Oviedo, in the oppressive Spain of the 50s, in the company of two maids: Escolástica and Jovita. His only daughter, Maribel, entered a convent of nuns. The unexpe... Read allDr. Molinos, a prestigious cardiologist, and his wife Isabel are going through a serious marital crisis. They live in Oviedo, in the oppressive Spain of the 50s, in the company of two maids: Escolástica and Jovita. His only daughter, Maribel, entered a convent of nuns. The unexpected love felt by Dr. Molinos for Julia, a young doctor who is much younger than him, make... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
156
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POPULARITY
226,736
53,052
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    • Director
      • José Luis Garci
    • Writers
      • José Luis Garci
      • Horacio Valcárcel
      • Josep Maria de Sagarra(story)
    • Stars
      • Fernando Guillén
      • Mercedes Sampietro
      • Julia Gutiérrez Caba
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    • Director
      • José Luis Garci
    • Writers
      • José Luis Garci
      • Horacio Valcárcel
      • Josep Maria de Sagarra(story)
    • Stars
      • Fernando Guillén
      • Mercedes Sampietro
      • Julia Gutiérrez Caba
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    • 2User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Fernando Guillén
    Fernando Guillén
    • Doctor Molinos
    Mercedes Sampietro
    Mercedes Sampietro
    • Doña Isabel
    Julia Gutiérrez Caba
    Julia Gutiérrez Caba
    • Sor Benedicta
    María Massip
    • Escolástica
    Beatriz Santana
    • Julia
    Neus Asensi
    Neus Asensi
    • Jovita
    Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
    Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
    • Sor María
    Juan Calot
    Juan Calot
    • Gálvez
    Concha Gómez Conde
    • Florista
    Norma Garci
    María Elena Flores
    María Elena Flores
    • Jugadora
    Alicia Rozas
    • Niña
    José Luis Merino
    Maria De Los Reyes Martinez
    Lourdes De Orduña
    Dolores Aguado
    Ana Belén Sánchez
    Rosa Villacastín
    • Director
      • José Luis Garci
    • Writers
      • José Luis Garci
      • Horacio Valcárcel
      • Josep Maria de Sagarra(story)
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    • Trivia
      This is the first movie where Fernando Guillén and Cayetana Guillén Cuervo act as father and daughter, as they are in real life. This situation is repeated in another movie by the same director (José Luis Garci): The Grandfather (1998).
    • Connections
      References Magnificent Obsession (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      Concierto nº 2 para piano en C menor Opus 18
      By Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performed by Coro de Monjas Benedictinas del Real Monasterio de San Pelayo

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    7/10
    Heartbreaking melodrama with nice settings, evocative cinematography and great performances
    Second version based on a prestigious novel by José Maria Segarra . Set in the fifties and it deals with a notorious surgeon and cardiologíst called Enrique Molinos , Fernando Guillen , married to Isabel , Mercedes San Prieto , a marriage whose life has been turning apart long time ago . The point of no return came when their only daughter , Cayetana Guillen Cuervo, has made up his mind to become a nun at a convent run by an understanding Superior Mother , Julia Gutierrez Caba . This one causes father's reject making the gap between the isolated marriage grow deeper . As she has an excessive religious devotion and she is going to travel as a missionary at Ruanda , Africa , while her daddy has a complete and extreme lack of faith . Then, the unhappy couple utterly falling apart , and the animosity between the marriage is enhaced when the wife finds her husband's infedility with a lover , Beatriz Santana .

    Dramatic and heart-rending religious drama about a couple in crisis drifting apart over time due to husband's infedility , as they have strong disagreements and an ill daughter , though Enrique attempts to be conciliatory , but the sad events are accentuated at the end . Based on homonymous play by José Maria Segarra with script by Jose Luis Garci himself and his usual writer Horacio Valcarcel , concerning a twisted story of suffering and redemption . Here José Luis Garcí adds some characters as the servants , Neus Asensi ,Maria Massip, introducing some humor and paying tribute to broadcasting with roles hearing Radio of the fifties. In addition , Garcí presents some changes from original , as replacing a priest by a nun and substituting a son by a daughter . Here Garci regarding and delving into the troublesome labyrinth of the Catholic drama . This is a light and tímid melodrama compared to first version , the excessive and passional Mexican , Spanish drama La Herida Luminosa 1956 directed by Tulio Demicheli with Arturo de Córdoba , Amparo Rivelles ,and a young José Maria Rodero playing the priest son .

    It packs a colorful and evocative photography by Raul Perez Cubero . Being shot in Toledo , Madrid , Santander , Monasterio de La Vid , Burgos and Asturias . Asturias was the gorgeous location where Garci shot various films similar to Gonzalo Suarez. Adding adequate settings and appropriate production design by the Oscar winner Gil Parrondo . Furthermore , a sensitive and touching score by Manuel Balboa. Produced by Enrique Cerezo and Nickel Odeon , an important production company created by Jose Luis Garci himself and also prints film books and magazines . The motion picture was well directed by José Luis Garci. He is a good writer and filmmaker . He has written scripts for other directors as El crónicon , La mujer es cosa de hombres , No es bueno que el hombre este solo , Una gota de sangre para vivir amando, La noche de los 100 pájaros , Los nuevos Españoles . His film debut was Asignatura pendiente with José Sacristan, Fiorella Faltoyano , following : Solos en la madrugada, Las verdes praderas , Asignatura aprobada , Sesión continua , Crack I , Crack II with Alfredo Landa , and the trilogy written by famous writers , formed by Canción de cuna written by Gregorio Martínez Sierra , El abuelo by Benito Pérez Galdos and La Herida Luminosa written by José Maria Segarra. Garcí greatest hit was the Oscarized Volver a empezar . Nowadays , he is shooting El crack III with Carlos Santos . Rating 7/10 . Better than average . Decent religious drama and well worth watching
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    • Release date
      • March 21, 1997 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
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    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel Westin Palace, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
      • Nickel Odeon
      • Televisión Española (TVE)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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