La Regenta (1995) ( The Professor's Wife )

La Regenta (1995) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Professor's Wife
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
302 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1995 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Fernando Méndez Leite

Written By:
Leopoldo Alas 'Clarín'
Fernando Méndez Leite

Actors:
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón ..... Ana Ozores
Hector Alterio ..... Víctor Quintanar
Juan Luis Galiardo ..... Álvaro Mesía
Carmelo Gómez ..... Don Fermín de Pas
Amparo Rivelles ..... Doña Paula
Miguel Rellán ..... Frígilis
Fiorella Faltoyano ..... Visitación
Cristina Marcos ..... Petra
Manuel Alexandre ..... Santos Barinaga
José María Caffarel ..... Arna
Teresa del Olmo
Rafael Díaz
Virginia Mataix
Francisco Merino
Juan José Otegui
María Luisa Ponte

Synopsis:

What at first sight seems to be a typical 19th century love story turns out to focus rather on more or less allegorical social criticism than on mere emotionalism. But to become aware of this you have to familiarize yourself with Spanish history. Orphan female protagonist Ana Ozores, the most beautiful woman of northern Spain imaginary province capital Vetusta, is married to elderly aristocrat don Víctor de Quintanar, who seems to prefer hunting to satisfying his young wife's emotional and spiritual needs. No wonder she's courted by two extremely ambitious men in Vetusta (evidently the pseudonym of the actual Oviedo, capital of Asturias): 'Don Juan' Álvaro Mesía, politician, embodiment of libertinage and social progress, and Don Fermín, her father confessor, who symbolizes conservatism and bigotry in the Vetusta's small-minded microcosm. In the end Ana succumbs to Álvaro's charm and is unfaithful to her husband who challenges his opponent for a duel. Álvaro kills Ana's husband and leaves for Madrid, while priest don Fermín begins to despise the woman he once adored. What Ana had thought to be true love and friendship in the beginning ends with the protagonist's absolute loneliness when she notices that she had been a mere toy both to Álvaro and his political adversary Fermín - her 'brother of soul': Both betrayed her confidence only in order to show off their power.

Trapped in a loveless marriage, hemmed in by the prejudices of a small village in late 19th-century Spain, haunted by a sadistic confessor and pursued by the local Don Juan, Regenta's life is doomed to tragedy.

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