Saturday Night (1950 film) explained

Saturday Night
Director:Rafael Gil
Producer:Cesáreo González
Starring:María Félix
Rafael Durán
José María Seoane
Music:Manuel Parada
Editing:José Antonio Rojo
Studio:Suevia Films
Distributor:Suevia Films
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:Spain

Saturday Night (Spanish: La noche del sábado) is a 1950 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring María Félix, Rafael Durán and José María Seoane.[1] It is a film adaptation of the 1918 play of the same name, Saturday Night: A Novel For The Stage In Five Tableaux by playwright Jacinto Benavente.The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón.

Plot

In Rome, the sculptor Leonardo Alfieri hires a beautiful dancer to make a statue that he hopes will be his masterpiece. The work causes a sensation throughout the country and draws the attention of Prince Florencio, heir to the Preslavian throne. Finally, the girl, dazzled by the possibility of leaving poverty behind, leaves everything, including her own daughter, to go with the prince.

Cast

References

  1. Mira p.147

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