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| Spanish | Tormento |
| Directed by | Pedro Olea |
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| Based on | Tormento by Benito Pérez Galdós |
| Produced by | José Frade |
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| Cinematography | Fernando Arribas |
| Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
| Music by | Carmelo Bernaola |
Production company | José Frade PC |
| Distributed by | Atlántida |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Torment (Spanish: Tormento) is a 1974 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Olea based on the novel of the same name by Benito Pérez Galdós which stars Ana Belén, Francisco Rabal, Concha Velasco, and Javier Escrivá.
Plot
The plot is set in 19th-century Madrid.[1] Upon the return of enriched Agustín from the Americas to Spain, young maid Amparo, working for the Bringas and in a relationship with priest Pedro Polo, is courted by Agustín.
Cast
- Ana Belén as Amparo[2]
- Conchita Velasco as Rosalía de Bringas[3]
- Francisco Rabal as Agustín Caballero[4]
- Javier Escrivá as Pedro Polo[5]
- Rafael Alonso as Francisco Bringas[5]
- Ismael Merlo as Padre Nones[5]
- María Luisa San José as Refugio[5]
- Amelia de la Torre as Marcelina Polo[5]
- Milagros Leal as Celedonia[5]
- María Isbert as Prudencia[5]
Production
An adaptation of the novel Tormento by Benito Pérez Galdós, the screenplay was penned by Ricardo López Aranda, José Frade, Pedro Olea, and Ángel María de Lera.[5] The film is a José Frade PC production.[5]
Release
Distributed by Atlántida, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 2 September 1974.[6][7] With over 2 million admissions, Torment became Olea's most successful film.[8] The critical reception was also positive.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Tormento". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ↑ Prol Galiñanes, Teresa María (2005). "Un Tormento literario, un Tormento cinematográfico: la novela de Galdós y la versión de Pedro Olea". VIII Congreso Internacional Galdosiano. p. 796.
- ↑ Ansola González, Txomin (2010). "Pedro Olea: semblanza de un brillante artesano del cine". Bidebarrieta. 21: 261. ISSN 1137-4888.
- ↑ Prol Galiñanes 2005, p. 789.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Prol Galiñanes 2005, p. 796.
- ↑ "Tormento · España 1974". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ↑ Faulkner, Sally (2016). "Rehearsing for democracy in dictatorship Spain: middlebrow period drama 1970–77". In Faulkner, Sally (ed.). Middlebrow Cinema. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-77712-5.
- 1 2 Ansola González 2010, p. 261.