''The Lost Woman'' (Spanish: ''La mujer perdida'') is a 1966

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 ...

directed by

Tulio Demicheli Tulio Demicheli (born August 15, 1914, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. May 25, 1992, Madrid, Spain) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, born Spanish film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era. Born as Armando Bartolomé ...

and starring

Sara Montiel María Antonia Abad Fernández MML (10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013), known professionally as Sara Montiel, also Sarita Montiel, was a Spanish actress and singer, who also held Mexican citizenship since 1951. She began her career in the 1940s an ...

, Giancarlo Del Duca and

Massimo Serato Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years. Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in ...

.King & Torrents p.138 It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain. The film's sets were designed by

Enrique Alarcón Enrique Alarcón Sánchez-Manjavacas (1917–1995) was a Spanish art director.Faulkner p.106 He worked on over two hundred films. Selected filmography * ''Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (1943) * ''The Phantom and Dona Juanita'' (1945) * ''Lad ...

Synopsis

Sara Fernán escapes from the poor fishing village of her childhood and finds work in a flamenco tavern, a

tablao A tablao (colloquial term for the Spanish "tablado", floorboard) is a place where flamenco shows are performed and also tablao is the term used for the platform floor in which a flamenco dancer dances. Tablao venues were developed during the 1960s ...

. One day Rafael, a politician with connections, hears her and is so impressed with her performance that he decides to help her advance her musical career. He takes her to

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, pays for her singing lessons, and shows her how to dress with taste. In the capital, lifted by his support, she triumphs as a singer. To avoid complicating Rafael's political career, she embarks on a grand tour of Europe. Created to the greater glory of Sara Montiel, the film was a joint Spanish, French, and Italian production.

Cast

as Sara Fernán * Giancarlo Del Duca as Miguel Fabri *

as D. Rafael Valcálcer * Carmen Bernardos as Ani *

Christiane Minazzoli Christiane Judith Yvette Minazzoli (11 July 1931 - 2 November 2014) was a French people, French actress. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1949 to 1997. Selected filmography References External links

* 1931 births 2014 ...

as Elena, marquesa de Silva *

Antonio Ferrandis Antonio Ferrandis Monrabal (28 February 1921 – 16 October 2000) was a Spanish actor, remembered especially for the role of ''Chanquete'' in the Spanish television series ''Verano azul''. Biography Born on 28 February 1921 in Paterna, provi ...

as Falcón *

Michel Lemoine Michel Lemoine (1922–2013) was a French actor and film director.Senn p.202 Selected filmography Actor * '' After Love'' (1948) * '' Julie de Carneilhan'' (1950) * ''The Treasure of Cantenac'' (1950) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) * ''Open Letter ...

as Julio *

José María Seoane José María Seoane (13 September 1913 – 7 July 1989) was a Spanish film actor.Goble p.4 Selected filmography * '' Autumn Roses'' (1943) * '' Cinnamon Flower'' (1943) * '' Life Begins at Midnight'' (1944) * '' Mariona Rebull'' (1947) * ''The Par ...

* María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara *

María Isbert María Vicenta Ysbert Soriano (21 April 1917 – 25 April 2011) better known as María Isbert was a Spanish actress whose credits included more than 250 Spanish films during her career. Isbert worked with most major Spanish film actors and direc ...

as China Pérez *

Luis Induni Luis Induni (5 March 1920, in Romano di Lombardia, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy – 31 December 1979, in Barcelona, Spain) was an Italian film actor of the 1950s 1960s and 1970s. He made his debut in the western film ''Billy the Kid'' (1962) along ...

Rafael Bardem Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro; the father of Juan Antonio Bardem and Pilar Bard ...

* Carlota Bilbao *

Xan das Bolas Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including ''Botón de ancla ''Anchor Button'' (Spanish: ''Botón de ancla'') is a 1961 Spanish ...

* Miguel del Castillo * José Orjas as Diputado #2 *

José María Caffarel José María Caffarel Fábregas (10 November 1919 – 6 November 1999) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1957 and 1998. He was born in Barcelona and died in Madrid, Spain. Selected filmography * ''The L ...

as Diputado #1 *

Sara Guasch Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhal ...

* Alfonso del Real as Borracho * Manuel Soriano * Emilio S. Espinosa * Juan Cazalilla *

Inma de Santis Inma de Santis (February 24, 1959 – December 21, 1989) was a Spanish film and television actress.Carballeira p.45 She died in Morocco at the age of thirty following an accident while on holiday in the Sahara Desert. Selected filmography * ''Ano ...

as Niña

References

Bibliography

* John King & Nissa Torrents. ''The Garden of Forking Paths: Argentine Cinema''. British Film Institute, 1988.

External links

* 1966 films French drama films Italian drama films Spanish drama films 1966 drama films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Tulio Demicheli 1960s Spanish films 1960s Italian films 1960s French films {{1960s-Spain-film-stub