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The Regent's Wife (1974)

The Regent's Wife poster
Original title
La Regenta
Directed by
Gonzalo Suárez
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in a provincial Spanish town is trapped in a stifling marriage to a much older man. She struggles with her desires and the strict social codes of her time.

slow-burnmelancholictenseperiod dramaemotionalbroodingdesolateintrospective

What happens

The Regent's Wife (Spanish: La Regenta) is a 1975 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Suárez. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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