Padre nuestro
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrancisco Regueiro
Written by
Produced by
  • Eduardo Ducay
  • Julián Marcos
Starring
CinematographyJuan Amorós
Edited byPedro del Rey
Release date
  • 22 April 1985 (1985-04-22) (Spain)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Padre nuestro is a 1985 Spanish drama film directed by Francisco Regueiro. It stars Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, and Victoria Abril.

Plot

A terminally-ill Spanish cardinal returns to his hometown in Spain to arrange family affairs before dying, meeting his illegitimate daughter (a prostitute locally known as "La Cardenala") and his granddaughter, as well as asking his atheist brother Abel to marry his daughter, so she can get recognition.[1][2]

Cast

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 22 April 1985.[2] It also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 38th Cannes Film Festival.[5]

Reception

Diego Galán of El País deemed Padre nuestro to be a film boasting a "curious beauty, more complex than it appears at first glance and more disturbing than the title promised".[6]

See also

References

  1. Kehr, Dave (15 May 1987). "'Padre Nuestro' lost in a giant shadow". Chicago Tribune.
  2. 1 2 "Padre nuestro". Sensacine. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Arias 1992, p. 42.
  4. Arias, Dany (1992). "Padre nuestro" (PDF). Vértigo. Revista de Cine (3): 42.
  5. "Festival de Cannes: Padre nuestro". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  6. Galán, Diego (22 April 1985). "La risa del esperpento". El País.
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