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Lady in Ermine (1947)

Lady in Ermine poster
Original title
La dama del armiño
Directed by
Eusebio Fernández Ardavín
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 16th century Toledo, the daughter of painter El Greco falls for a young Jewish goldsmith. The film follows their relationship against a backdrop of historical tensions.

historicalromanticdramaticearnestconversationalperiodquietly emotionalsentimental

What happens

Lady in Ermine (Spanish: La dama del armiño) is a 1947 Spanish historical drama film directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and starring Lina Yegros, Jorge Mistral and Alicia Palacios. It is based on a 1922 play by his brother Luis, which portrays a fictitious relationship between the daughter of the painter El Greco and a young Jewish goldsmith in sixteenth century Toledo. The film was made by Suevia Films, one of the dominant Spanish production companies of the era. It was shot at the Sevilla Film Studios in Madrid, with sets designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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