The Request
| The Request | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | La petición |
| Directed by | Pilar Miró |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hans Burmann |
| Edited by | Pablo del Amo |
| Music by | Román Alís |
Production company | CIPI Cinematográfica |
Release dates |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Request (Spanish: La petición) is a 1976 Spanish drama film directed by Pilar Miró (in her feature debut) and co-written by Leo Anchóriz based on Émile Zola's short story Pour une nuit d'amour. It stars Ana Belén along with Frédéric de Pasquale and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba.
Plot
[edit]Set in northern Spain in the Spring of 1900,[1] the plot follows Teresa, the single child of a wealthy conservative family.[2] After Teresa's lover Miguel dies amid a violent act of sexual intercourse with her, she seeks help from the mute Julián to dispose of the body.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Ana Belén as Teresa[4]
- Frédéric de Pasquale as Julián,[5] "the Mute"
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Miguel[6]
- Manuel Sierra as Mauricio[7]
- María Luisa Ponte as Francisca[8]
- Eduardo Calvo as Teresa's father[9]
- Mayrata O'Wisiedo as the mother[9]
- Carmen Maura as the companion of the mute[9]
- Félix Rotaeta as post office employee[9]
Production
[edit]The screenplay was written by Leo Anchóriz and Pilar Miró adapting the short story Pour une nuit d'amour by Émile Zola.[8][10] The film is a CIPI Cinematográfica production.[9] Shooting locations included the castle of Pedraza.[11]
Release
[edit]The film premiered in Barcelona on 20 September 1976,[12] and in Madrid on 7 October 1976.[9] It was also programmed at the Tehran International Film Festival.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Escoja su programa" (PDF). Reforma de Badalona. I (33): 23. 31 December 1976.
- ↑ Sánchez Martí & Adell Carmona 2025, p. 70.
- ↑ Sánchez Martí & Adell Carmona 2025, p. 72.
- ↑ Codesido Linares, Váleri (2024). "Mujer y cineasta en la Transición española: el cine dirigido por Miró". Discurso y comunicación en la era digital: Nuevas narrativas y dinámicas emergentes. McGraw Hill. p. 450. ISBN 978-84-486-4758-2.
- ↑ Codesido Linares 2024, p. 450.
- ↑ Sánchez Martí & Adell Carmona 2025, p. 71.
- ↑ Sánchez Martí, Sergi; Adell Carmona, María (2025). "The Becoming-Animal of Ana Belén, an Actress in Transition". L'Atalante (40): 72. doi:10.63700/1234. ISSN 1885-3730.
- 1 2 Heitz, Françoise (2001). "Filmographie". Pilar Miró, vingt ans de cinéma espagnol (1976-1996). Artois Presses Université. pp. 405–414. ISBN 978-2-910663-65-0.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Heitz 2001, pp. 405–414.
- ↑ Fernández Soto, Concepción; Checa y Olmos, Francisco (2010). "El cine de Pilar Miró. Homenaje y puente hacia la literatura" [Pilar Miró's Films. A Tribute and Link to Literature]. Arbor. CLXXXVI (741). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 82. doi:10.3989/arbor.2010.741n1008. ISSN 0210-1963.
- ↑ García Reyes, David (2025). ""Castilla y León destaca por su patrimonio histórico y natural y es desconocido por muchos localizadores extranjeros, por lo que nuestro trabajo es darlo a conocer". Una entrevista a Kristine Guzmán, Film Commissioner de Castilla y León" (PDF). Estudios Culturales Hispánicos. 7: 83. ISSN 2701-8636.
- ↑ Siles, Begoña (2005). "La mirada de la mujer y la mujer mirada. En torno al cine de Pilar Miró" (PDF). Razón y Palabra (46). ISSN 1605-4806.
- ↑ Harguindey, Ángel S. (2 December 1976). ""La petición", de Pilar Miró, al Festival de Teherán". El País.