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To an Unknown God is a film of genre Drama directed by Jaime Chávarri with Héctor Alterio
To an Unknown God (1977)
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Directed by Jaime Chávarri
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating62%
To an Unknown God (Spanish: A un dios desconocido) is a 1977 Spanish film directed by Jaime Chávarri. The film is about an aging man coming to terms with his homosexuality and mortality. It was a pioneer in his frank and mature examination of homosexuality.
Synopsis
José, a middle age magician, is an elegant discreet homosexual who lives alone and has an occasional affair with Miguel, a young politician who finds it more convenient in Madrid's high society to marry than assert his homosexuality. José is a man romantically possessed and obsessed by his childhood in Granada during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in the spring of 1936.Actors
Héctor Alterio
(José)
Xabier Elorriaga
(Miguel)
Ángela Molina
(Young Soledad)
Mercedes Sampietro
(Mercedes)
María Rosa Salgado
(Adela)
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