El cantar de los cantares

El cantar de los cantares

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 13, 1959

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

El cantar de los cantares

Production Companies

Maria Luisa Gomez Producciones

Director

Manuel Altolaguirre

Description

El cantar de los cantares is one of the most fascinating and unknown artistic experiences of the post-war Spanish exile. The prestigious poet and editor Manuel Altolaguirre adapted Fray Luis de León's texts to film, trying to formulate an encounter between Castilian mysticism and Mexican exuberance.