![The Dark Night of the Soul Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//b5Hv9CUI8SO0NDVjuL0gFkAjnyH.jpg)
The Dark Night of the Soul
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February 23, 1989
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War, Drama
Pantheon filmmaker Carlos Saura bounced back from a handful of failures with 1989's La Noche Oscura (The Dark Night). Juan Diego stars as San Juan de la Cruz (St. John of the Cross), the legendary 16th-century poet-prophet. Galvanized into action by the spirit of Santa Teresa de Jesus, San Juan fought to install reforms in the Carmelite Order. Like many another visionary, he was regarded as a heretic, and promptly subjected to the most appalling of tortures. Writer-director Saura manages to draw several parallels between the religious persecution of the 1700s and the political despotism of Fascist Spain.
Featured Crew
Carlos Saura
Director
Carlos Saura
Screenplay
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Producer
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Cast
![Juan Diego](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//GYF8sjCA6jaCO9RTn2QbiBjqgP.jpg)
Juan Diego
San Juan de la Cruz
![Julie Delpy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//xDnHw9cgIPxj2IQ5p7kW5FIBMZu.jpg)
Julie Delpy
Virgen María
![Fernando Guillén](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//kPf0mfmJ0KdVXL4qicq8ofoMFGN.jpg)
Fernando Guillén
Vailer
![Manuel de Blas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//aI3BzlNLvPzDQUHgXvCnEXvyylD.jpg)
Manuel de Blas
Prior
![Francisco Casares](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//eFCPoJLXFypOoRLjSXdaeMp24vd.jpg)
Francisco Casares
Fray José