Padre nuestro (1985 film)
1985 film
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Padre nuestro is a 1985 Spanish drama film directed by Francisco Regueiro. It stars Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, and Victoria Abril.
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- Francisco Regueiro
- Ángel Fernández-Santos
- Eduardo Ducay
- Julián Marcos
| Padre nuestro | |
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| Directed by | Francisco Regueiro |
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| Cinematography | Juan Amorós |
| Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
A terminally-ill Spanish cardinal returns to his hometown in Spain to arrange family affairs before dying, meeting his illegitimate daughter (a prostitute locally known as "La Cardenala") and his granddaughter, as well as asking his atheist brother Abel to marry his daughter, so she can get recognition.[1][2]
Cast
- Victoria Abril as la cardenala[3]
- Rafaela Aparicio as Jerónima[3]
- Lina Canalejas as Blanca[3]
- Emma Penella as María[3]
- Francisco Rabal as Abel[3]
- Fernando Rey as Fernando[4]
- Amelia de la Torre as Valentina, la madre[3]
- José Vivó as el papa[3]
Release
The film was released theatrically in Spain on 22 April 1985.[2] It also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 38th Cannes Film Festival.[5]
Reception
Diego Galán of El País deemed Padre nuestro to be a film boasting a "curious beauty, more complex than it appears at first glance and more disturbing than the title promised".[6]
