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The Dark Night of the Soul is a espagnol film of genre Drama directed by Carlos Saura with Fernando Guillén
The Dark Night of the Soul (1989)
La noche oscura
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Add to a movie listThe Dark Night (Spanish: La noche oscura) is a 1989 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Saura. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Jean de la Croix (Juan Diego) a été arrêté pour ses idées de réforme monastique l’Église catholique. Il rencontre Valier (Fernando Guillén), qui l'incite à écrire. Compte tenu de la vie misérable qu'il mène, Jean de la Croix se réfugie dans l'écriture et la poésie.Actors
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