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 | Pour une nuit d'amour by Émile Zola |
| 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
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
- 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
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
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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.