''Bewitched Love'' ( es, El amor brujo) is a 1967 Spanish
drama film directed by
Francisco Rovira Beleta and based on the
eponymous ballet by
Manuel de Falla. It was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
.
It was also entered into the
5th Moscow International Film Festival
The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...
.
Plot
Diego (Rafael de Córdoba), is a violent gypsy who supposedly meets his end at the hands of avengers seeking retribution for one of his misdeeds, while Candelas (La Polaca), his former lover, lives consumed by obsession with his memory. His ghost seems to haunt her, entangling her in an inexplicable web of hallucinations. Antonio (Antonio Gades), who is enamored with Candelas, fights to liberate her from this spell and realizes that someone is truly trying to terrorize her. It is at this juncture that Candelas and Antonio resolve to unmask the mastermind behind the scheme, culminating in a climax of dance, conflict, and love.
Cast
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Antonio Gades as Antonio
* La Polaca as Candelas
* Rafael de Córdoba as Diego Sánchez
* Morucha as Lucía
*
Nuria Torray
Nuria Torray (24 September 1934 - 7 June 2004) was a Spanish film, television and theatre actress.
Career
Television
Torray also made numerous appearances in television productions including the television series '' Un Mito Llamado...''.
The ...
as Soledad
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José Manuel Martín as Lorenzo
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Fernando Sánchez Polack as Padre de Candelas
See also
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*
List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* ''
El Amor brujo'' (1986)
References
External links
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1967 films
1967 drama films
1960s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta
Flamenco films
1960s dance films
Spanish drama films
1960s Spanish films
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