''The Song of Sister Maria'' (Spanish:''Sor intrépida'') is a 1952 Spanish

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 ...

directed by

Rafael Gil Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...

and starring

Dominique Blanchar Dominique Blanchar (born Dominique Marie Thérèse Blanchard; 2 June 1927 – 19 November 2018) was a stage, television, and film actress from France. She won two Molière Awards in her career. Personal life Dominique Blanchar was born in Pari ...

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Raba ...

and María Dulce.Bentley p.121

Synopsis

Soledad is a famous singer who one day decides to enter a convent, renaming herself Sor María de la Asunción. This decision provokes the confusion of her family, the press and public opinion in general. Now her job is to care for the sick and collect funds to solve the serious economic problems of the order. Finally, she decides to go as a missionary to India to offer her help.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1952 drama films Spanish drama films 1952 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub