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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. The film is an adaptation of the 1943 novel of the same title by Ignasi Agustí. The film is set amongst the

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of late nineteenth century

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. Mariona Rebull is unhappily married, and begins an affair. She is eventually killed on 7 November 1893 when an anarchist Santiago Salvador throws a bomb into the stalls of the

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, Barcelona's opera house. This was based on a real-life incident.San Miguel & Hortelano p.20

Cast

as Joaquín Rius *

as Mariona Rebull *

as Lula * Alberto Romea as Señor Llobet * Tomás Blanco as Ernesto Villar * Carlos Muñoz as Arturo * José María Lado * Adolfo Marsillach as Darío *

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as Señor Roig *

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as Señor Llopis *

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as Desiderio * Manrique Gil as Señor Pàmies * Ramón Martori * Cándida Suarez *

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* Carolina Giménez as Muchacha en El Liceo

References

Bibliography

* Helio San Miguel, Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano. ''World Film Locations: Barcelona''. Intellect Books, 2013.

External links

* 1947 films 1940s historical drama films Spanish historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films set in Barcelona Films set in the 1890s Films based on Spanish novels Films directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia Spanish black-and-white films 1947 drama films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub