''Life'' is a 1928 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, which was directed by

Adelqui Migliar Adelqui Migliar (5 August 1891 – 6 August 1956), also known as Adelqui Millar, was a Chilean film actor, director, writer and producer. He appeared in 31 silent films between 1916 and 1928. He also directed 24 films between 1922 and 1954. ...

and starred Migliar,

Marie Ault Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. Biography Born as Mary Cragg, in Wigan, Lancashire, (now Greater Manchester. England. Ault was a star in many British films of the silent era but is ...

and

Marcel Vibert Marcel Vibert (2 November 1883 – 11 June 1959) was a French film actor. Vibert worked primarily in the French film industry, but in the late 1920s he also appeared in several British silent films including ''Moulin Rouge'' and ''Champagne''. ...

. It was based on the 1895 play '' Juan José'' by

Joaquín Dicenta Joaquín Dicenta Benedicto (1862–1917) was a Spanish journalist, novelist, playwright, poet and Republican politician. His 1895 play '' Juan José'', whose representation became a staple of every May Day, was the second-most performed in the Span ...

. The film was made by Whitehall Films. While the company's new studio was constructed at Elstree, the film was shot on location in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

.Low p.196

Cast

as Juan José *

as Isidora *

as Paco * Manuela Del Rio as Rosa * José Lucio as Andrés *

Denise Lorys Denise may refer to: * Denise (given name), people with the given name ''Denise'' * Denise (computer chip), a video graphics chip from the Amiga computer * "Denise" (song), a 1963 song by Randy & the Rainbows * Denise, Mato Grosso, a municipalit ...

as Tournela

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. * Thatcher Gies, David. ''The Theatre in Nineteenth-Century Spain''. Cambridge University Press, 2005.

External links

* 1928 films British drama films British silent feature films 1928 drama films Films directed by Adelqui Migliar British films based on plays Films set in Spain Films shot in Spain British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{silent-drama-film-stub