The Regent's Wife

The Regent's Wife

1974 · 93 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Clarín, which narrates the difficulties of Ana Ozores to adapt to the sordidness of life in Vetusta, a provincial city of northern Spain inspired in Oviedo. The young Ana, married to a retired regent, lives oppressed by the provincial hypocrisy and the mystical fears of an absorbing religion. Sexually dissatisfied, beset by constant erotic dreams, she reveals in her confessional her intimate torments, and her confessor begins to feel a morbid passion for her. At the same time, Álvaro Mesía, a Don Juan, intends to seduce Ana.

Directed by Gonzalo Suárez · Written by Juan Antonio Porto

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Emma Penella Ana Ozores - La Regenta
María Luisa Ponte Petronila Rianzares
Pilar Bardem Visitación
Nigel Davenport Álvaro Mesía
Charo López Petra
Adolfo Marsillach Víctor Quintanar
Keith Baxter Don Fermín de Pas
Rosario García Ortega Doña Paula
Maruchi Fresno Marquesa
Agustín González Frígilis
Antonio Iranzo Párroco de Contracalles
Isabel Mestres Teresina

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