''Mariona Rebull'' is a 1947 Spanish

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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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia José Luis Sáenz de Heredia (10 April 1911 – 4 November 1992) was a cinema of Spain, Spanish film director. He was born in Madrid. His film ''Ten Ready Rifles'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography ...

and starring

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 Pa ...

Blanca de Silos Blanca de Silos (2 August 1914 – 13 September 2002) was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in fifteen films, including playing the title role in '' Mariona Rebull'' (1947).San Miguel & Hortelano p.20 Selected filmography * '' Raza'' (1942) * ...

and

Sara Montiel María Antonia Abad Fernández Medal of Merit in Labour, MML (10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013), known professionally as Sara Montiel, also Sarita Montiel, was a Spanish actress and singer. She began her career in the 1940s and became the most int ...

. 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

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

. Mariona Rebull is unhappily married, and begins an affair. She is eventually killed on 7 November 1893 when an

anarchist Anarchism is a political philosophy and Political movement, movement that seeks to abolish all institutions that perpetuate authority, coercion, or Social hierarchy, hierarchy, primarily targeting the state (polity), state and capitalism. A ...

Santiago Salvador throws a

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into the stalls of the

Gran Teatre del Liceu Gran may refer to: People *Grandmother, affectionately known as "gran" * Gran (name) Places * Gran, the historical German name for Esztergom, a city and the primatial metropolitan see of Hungary * Gran, Norway, a municipality in Innlandet coun ...

, 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 Alberto Romea (16 January 1882 – 14 April 1960) was a Spanish actor. Romea appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Lola, the Coalgirl'' (1952).Mira p.249 Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castillo'' (1911) * ''Ga ...

as Señor Llobet * Tomás Blanco as Ernesto Villar * Carlos Muñoz as Arturo * José María Lado *

Adolfo Marsillach Adolfo Marsillach Soriano (January 25, 1928 – January 21, 2002) was a Spanish actor, playwright and theatre director. He was born in Barcelona. He was known for his collaborations with playwright Alberto Miralles. He is the father of a ...

as Darío *

Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho Les (7 January 1916 – 31 July 1990) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain on 7 January 1916 and died at Hospital Militar Gómez Ulla in Madrid on 31 July 1990 from a liver failure during or ...

as Señor Roig *

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 Ba ...

as Señor Llopis *

Mario Berriatúa Mario Berriatúa (1925–1970) was a Spanish film actor.Smith p.154 Selected filmography * '' Mariona Rebull'' (1947) * ''Guest of Darkness'' (1948) * ''Neutrality'' (1949) * ''Don Juan'' (1950) * ''Tales of the Alhambra'' (1950) * '' The Trouble ...

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

Rosita Yarza Rosita Yarza (5 November 1922 – 13 October 1996) was a Spanish film actress who appeared in around thirty films including '' The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' (1942) in which she played the female lead.Bentley p.94 Selected filmography * ' ...

* 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 Spanish-language historical drama films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub