Teresa de Jesús (film)
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| Directed by | Josefina Molina |
| Produced by | Ramón Salgado |
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Víctor García de la Concha, Carmen Martín Gaite, Josefina Molina |
| Starring |
Concha Velasco Marina Saura María Massip Gonzalo Abril Francisco Rabal Héctor Alterio Patricia Adriani |
| Music by |
Alejandro Massó José Nieto |
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450 mins |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish (DVD has English subtitles) |
Teresa de Jesús is a Spanish film mini-series that premiered on national broadcaster Televisión Española in 1984. It presents the life of Teresa of Avila, a Spanish saint and mystic, and an unsuccessful candidate for patron saint of Spain. Its dialogue is in Spanish, but versions with English subtitles are available. The film stars Concha Velasco as Teresa. Also appearing are Gonzalo Abril as Lorenzo de Cepeda (Teresa's younger brother, 2/8 episodes), María Massip as Juana Suárez (Teresa's friend, 2/8 episodes), Francisco Rabal as Peter of Alcantara (1 episode), Héctor Alterio (1 episode), and Marina Saura as another nun (8 episodes). It tells the story of Teresa's life from age 23 (in the year 1538) until her death at age 67 (in 1582).
Teresa de Jesús was originally broadcast from 12 March to 30 April 1984, in the following 8 episodes:
In 2008, the film was released in the US as a 3-disc DVD set with English subtitles. It included a 16-page booklet with episode summaries, Teresa's biography (4-pages) and timeline (1 page), a set of 9 discussion questions, an interview with historian Thomas Dubay, and a bibliography for further reading.
Teresa de Jesús won several awards:
Full episodes (no subtitles):
Excerpts:
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