Bewitched Love (Spanish: El amor brujo) is a 1967 Spanish drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta and based on the eponymous ballet by Manuel de Falla. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] It was also entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

Bewitched Love
Directed byFrancisco Rovira Beleta
Written byJosé Manuel Caballero Bonald
José Antonio Medrano
Francisco Rovira Beleta
CinematographyFrancisco Marín
Gábor Pogány
Edited byEmilio Rodríguez
Release date
  • 14 September 1967 (1967-09-14)
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Diego (Rafael de Córdoba), is a violent gypsy who supposedly meets his end at the hands of avengers seeking retribution for one of his misdeeds, while Candelas (La Polaca), his former lover, lives consumed by obsession with his memory. His ghost seems to haunt her, entangling her in an inexplicable web of hallucinations. Antonio (Antonio Gades), who is enamored with Candelas, fights to liberate her from this spell and realizes that someone is truly trying to terrorize her. It is at this juncture that Candelas and Antonio resolve to unmask the mastermind behind the scheme, culminating in a climax of dance, conflict, and love.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  2. ^ "5th Moscow International Film Festival (1967)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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