The Regent's wife - 1974

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Clarín, which narrates the difficulties of Ana Ozores to adapt to the sordidness of life in Vetusta, a provincial city of northern Spain inspired in Oviedo. The young Ana, married to a retired regent, lives oppressed by the provincial hypocrisy and the mystical fears of an absorbing religion. Sexually dissatisfied, beset by constant erotic dreams, she reveals in her confessional her intimate torments, and her confessor begins to feel a morbid passion for her. At the same time, Álvaro Mesía, a Don Juan, intends to seduce Ana.

93min
1974
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.1/10

Cast

Emma Penella profile pictureEmma PenellaAna Ozores - La Regenta
María Luisa Ponte profile pictureMaría Luisa PontePetronila Rianzares
Pilar Bardem profile picturePilar BardemVisitación
Nigel Davenport profile pictureNigel DavenportÁlvaro Mesía
Adolfo Marsillach profile pictureAdolfo MarsillachVíctor Quintanar
Keith Baxter profile pictureKeith BaxterDon Fermín de Pas

About The Regent's wife

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Adapted from the novel of the same name by Clarín, which narrates the difficulties of Ana Ozores to adapt to the sordidness of life in Vetusta, a provincial city of northern Spain inspired in Oviedo. The young Ana, married to a retired regent, lives oppressed by the provincial hypocrisy and the mystical fears of an absorbing religion. Sexually dissatisfied, beset by constant erotic dreams, she reveals in her confessional her intimate torments, and her confessor begins to feel a morbid passion for her. At the same time, Álvaro Mesía, a Don Juan, intends to seduce Ana.

Runtime: 93min

Extra details

Original Title: La Regenta
Original Language: Spanish; Castilian
Directed By: Gonzalo Suárez
Production Companies
Emiliano Piedra