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The Village Priest

1927

A somber silent drama of mistaken identity and buried shame, unfolding slowly with moral weight and quiet tension.

Directed by
Florián Rey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elisa Ruiz Romero, Marina Torres, Luis Infiesta
Overview
First film adaptation of the play by Enrique Pérez Escrich. Angela's brother is the most important bandit in Salamanca and is killed by Angela's husband. She does not say that he is her brother, and her husband believes that he was her lover, so the child she is waiting for is abandoned in the house of the village priest.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Florián Rey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elisa Ruiz Romero, Marina Torres, Luis Infiesta
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • guilt
  • sexuality
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Florián Rey
Written by
Carlos de Arpe, Florián Rey
Starring
Elisa Ruiz Romero, Marina Torres, Luis Infiesta, Carmen Rico, Alfonso Orozco, Leo de Córdoba, Constante Viñas, Rafael Pérez Chaves
Country
Spain
Languages
No Language

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