Our Lady of Sorrows (1934)

Original title

La dolorosa

Directed by

Jean Grémillon

Genre

drama film, musical film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in rural Spain faces romantic hardships and social pressures in a story of love and sacrifice. It was adapted from a popular zarzuela and filmed on location with many extras.

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What happens

Our Lady of Sorrows (Spanish: La Dolorosa) is a 1934 Spanish musical drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Rosita Díaz Gimeno, Agustín Godoy and Mary Amparo Bosch. It is an adaptation of the 1930 zarzuela La dolorosa. The film was made at the leading Spanish CEA Studios and shot on location in Aragon with 1500 extras. It was a box office hit on its release. The film was part of a popular European trend of operetta films during the 1930s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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