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The Anarchist's Wife

  • 2008
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
603
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Juan Diego Botto and María Valverde in The Anarchist's Wife (2008)
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"The Anarchist's Wife" is the story of Manuela who is left behind when her husband Justo fights for his ideals against Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He is deported to a... Read all"The Anarchist's Wife" is the story of Manuela who is left behind when her husband Justo fights for his ideals against Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He is deported to a concentration camp, and upon his release, continues the fight against nationalism in the ... Read all"The Anarchist's Wife" is the story of Manuela who is left behind when her husband Justo fights for his ideals against Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He is deported to a concentration camp, and upon his release, continues the fight against nationalism in the French resistance. Years, pass without a word from him, but his wife never gives up hope o... Read all

  • Directors
    • Marie Noëlle
    • Peter Sehr
  • Writers
    • Marie Noëlle
    • Ray Loriga
    • Michael S. Kaufman
  • Stars
    • Juan Diego Botto
    • María Valverde
    • Alba Barragan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    603
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Marie Noëlle
      • Peter Sehr
    • Writers
      • Marie Noëlle
      • Ray Loriga
      • Michael S. Kaufman
    • Stars
      • Juan Diego Botto
      • María Valverde
      • Alba Barragan
    • 4User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Juan Diego Botto
    Juan Diego Botto
    • Justo
    María Valverde
    María Valverde
    • Manuela
    Alba Barragan
    • Paloma age 4-5
    • (as Alba Barragán)
    Ainoa Ruiz
    • Paloma age 6-8
    Ivana Baquero
    Ivana Baquero
    • Paloma age 14-18
    Irene Visedo
    Irene Visedo
    • Paloma adult
    Nina Hoss
    Nina Hoss
    • Lenin
    Edgar Sehr
    • Justo junior
    Adrià Collado
    Adrià Collado
    • Francisco
    Biel Duran
    Biel Duran
    • Luis
    • (as Biel Durán)
    Jean-Marc Barr
    Jean-Marc Barr
    • Pierre
    Pere Arquillué
    Pere Arquillué
    • Jaime
    Nathalie Grauwin
    • Marie
    Laura Morante
    Laura Morante
    • Lucienne
    Toni Sevilla
    • Pedro Muñoz
    Sílvia Sabaté
    Sílvia Sabaté
    • Loli Muñoz
    Luis Callejo
    Luis Callejo
    • José María Muñoz
    Irene Montalà
    Irene Montalà
    • Pilar
    • Directors
      • Marie Noëlle
      • Peter Sehr
    • Writers
      • Marie Noëlle
      • Ray Loriga
      • Michael S. Kaufman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Vincentiu

    good intentions

    Spanish Civil War. drama of a family. war of a woman in search of her husband. delicate - precise music. bricks for better image of a page from history. a beautiful film ingredients. but it is not enough. my impression - a story without borders. too many details, too sentimental, almost unrealistic. it is not the error of director; only mine. but it is first step to desire to love this large, strange, honest film. because the performance is well, few scenes are lovely but all seems be a cage of lovely bird. so, it is necessary to see it ! maybe, for not forgive a moment of recent history. to discover a gentle drama. to live emotions of a crumb from ordinary reality.
    10gradyharp

    The Wages of War

    Few films have dealt with the Spanish Civil War as well ad THE ANARCHIST'S WIFE (La Mujer Del Anarquista), written by Ray Loriga and co-director (with Peter Sehr) Marie Noelle. It is a film that shows all aspects of the brutal madness of war, focusing more on the affect that war has on families than merely showing battlegrounds. Combining luxuriously colorful cinematography with archival black and white film clips, this film for once allows the audience to see the inside picture of what happened in Spain of this period.

    It is1937 and idealistic radio commentator Justo (the very fine Argentine actor Juan Diego Botto) is committed to the overthrow of Generalissimo Franco as well as being opposed to the outside forces of Hitler and Mussolini that threaten the social justice of his beloved Spain. He is married to the beautiful and loving Manuela (Maria Valverde) and they have a child Paloma. As the tension in Spain builds Justo is captured by Franco's government, members of his family are killed, and despite Manuela's desire to be with her husband she also feels compelled to stay in Spain with her daughter and soon to be born son. Justo is shipped away, spends time in a concentration camp and upon release fights with the French Resistance, only to be sent form prison to prison throughout the duration of the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Manuela continues to believe in Justo's welfare and despite the many years of separation she never stops believing he will return. Many problems arise for Manuela - her home is taken over by the government, she must beg for food, her son dies, and Paloma watches the little family being deserted by the father she no longer remembers. Ultimately Justo returns after many years, but the war and prisons have changed him. The story seeks to demonstrate how difficult it is for families to survive intact in time of war.

    The story is well told, clarifying many facts of the time that history has altered. The cast is very large and is uniformly excellent. In addition to Botto and Valverde, Irene Visedo, Ivana Baquero, Nina Hoss, Jean-Marc Barr, Laura Morante, Irene Montalà, Adrià Collado, Biel Durán, and Pere Arquillué provide strong supporting roles. The musical score by Zacarias M. de la Riva adds immensely to the changing atmospheres of this period piece Highly Recommended.

    Grady Harp

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    • Release date
      • January 23, 2009 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Spain
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • La dona de l'anarquista
    • Filming locations
      • Annonay, Ardèche, France
    • Production companies
      • P'Artisan Filmproduktion GmbH
      • KV Entertainment
      • Zip Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $282,191
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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