Of Love and Other Demons (film)
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| Directed by | Hilda Hidalgo |
| Screenplay by | Hilda Hidalgo |
| Based on | Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez |
| Produced by | Hilda Hidalgo |
| Starring | Pablo Derqui |
| Cinematography | Mariana Rodríguez |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
Of Love and Other Demons (Spanish: Del amor y otros demonios) is a 2009 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Hilda Hidalgo, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[1] but it did not make the final shortlist.[2] The film is based on the novel of the same name by the Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez.
Plot
The story takes place sometime during the colonial period in Colombia, in a time of extreme religious intolerance (thanks to the Holy Inquisition) and slavery.
In that dark setting, a 13-year-old Spanish aristocratic girl named Sierva Maria (Eliza Triana) wants to know what kisses taste like. She is the daughter of wealthy marquises but was raised by African slaves who were taken to Cartagena de Indias.
When a rabid dog bites her, the bishop (Jordi Dauder) believes her to be possessed and orders Cayetano Delaura (Pablo Derqui), his ecclesiastical disciple, to lock her up in the convent and exorcise her. The vicar and the girl will be seduced by a demon more powerful than faith and reason, which makes them maintain a love affair hidden from everyone, which culminates in a tragic outcome.
Cast
- Pablo Derqui as Cayetano Delaura
- Eliza Triana as Sierva María
- Jordi Dauder as Obispo
- Joaquín Climent as Marqués
- Margarita Rosa de Francisco as Marquesa
- Damián Alcázar as Abrenuncio
- Alina Lozano as Abadesa
- Martha Lucía Leal as Sor Agueda
- Carlota Llano as Martina
- Linette Hernández as Caridad
See also
- List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Oscar feels the 'Love'". variety. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
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