Drama · Spain · 1987 · 1h 47m

Divine Words

Divinas palabras

Director

Cast

Ana Belén as Mari Gaila Imanol Arias as Séptimo Miau Francisco Rabal as Pedro Gailo Esperanza Roy as Rosa la Tatula Aurora Bautista as Marica del Reino Juan Echanove as Miguelín

Crew

Fernando Arribas — Director of Photography Pablo G. del Amo — Editor Ramón del Valle-Inclán — Writer Enrique Llovet — Writer Diego Santillán — Writer José Luis García Sánchez — Writer

Synopsis

A work of Valle-Inclán, the story takes place in Galicia in the early twentieth century. To escape poverty, the wife of a sacristan uses a hydrocephalic child as a sideshow attraction. This causes a confrontation with her sister-in-law.

Key Collaborators

José Luis García Sánchez Director Fernando Arribas Director of Photography Pablo G. del Amo Editor Ramón del Valle-Inclán Writer Enrique Llovet Writer Diego Santillán Writer José Luis García Sánchez Writer Gerardo Vera Costume Design

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