Drama · Thriller
Spanish
1967 · Directed by Carlos Saura · 90 min
In a provincial Spanish town, a quiet, middle-aged doctor is thrown off balance when an old friend returns with a glamorous new wife. What follows is a slow, controlled study of desire, repression and obsession, told as a thriller of the mind rather than of action.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of Spain's 1960s art-cinema wave, it shows how directors used allegory and psychological drama to look critically at a repressive society while working under state censorship.
Watch with intention
Watch the film as a portrait of one man's point of view, and keep asking what is seen and what is wished for.
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