The Man Who Knew Love Explained
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Miguel Picazo |
| Screenplay: | Santiago Moncada |
| Distributor: | Invercine Distribución |
| Cinematography: | Manuel Rojas |
| Editing: | Pablo G. del Amo |
| Music: | Antonio Pérez Olea |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Country: | Spain |
| Studio: | General Films Corporations |
The Man Who Knew Love (Spanish; Castilian: '''El hombre que supo amar'''|links=no)[1] is a 1976 Spanish biographical film directed by Miguel Picazo which stars Timothy Dalton as John of God alongside Antonio Ferrandis, Jonathan Burn, Antonio Mendoza, Queta Claver and Ángela Molina.
Plot
Set in 16th-century Granada (featuring everyday concerns such as the denouncement of Moriscos and Judaizantes and the limpieza de sangre, as well as the depiction of marginal environments),[2] the plot tracks the life of Juan Ciudad (later known as Juan de Dios) and his struggle against the social, political and religious structures.[3]
Production
Penned by, the screenplay is an adaptation of José Cruset's novel San Juan de Dios. Una aventura iluminada. The film is a General Films Corporations production. Filming began in 1976. Shooting locations included Granada.[4]
Release
Distributed by Invercine Distribución, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 10 August 1978.[5] [6]
Reception
The film was not well-received by critics.
Notes and References
- Book: Rabkin, Leslie Y.. The Celluloid Couch: An Annotated International Filmography of the Mental Health Professional in the Movies and Television, from the Beginning to 1990. 336. 0810834626. The Scarecrow Press. 1998.
- Book: 2018. 978-84-09-02789-7. Cine, locura y psiquiatría. 50 películas.. Anacleto. Ferrer Mars. Xavier. García-Raffi. Bernardo. Lerma Sirvent. Cándido. Polo Griñán. Institut de Creativitat i Innovacions Educatives de la Universitat de València. 66.
- Web site: "El hombre que supo amar": una superproducción penosa. El País. 1 September 1978. Fernando. Trueba. Fernando Trueba.
- Book: Barrientos Martín, Cristina. IV Congreso Internacional Historia, arte y literatura en el cine en español y portugués. Estudios y perspectivas: Salamanca, 28-30 de junio de 2017. El hombre que supo amar. Un Santo durante la Transición. Esther. Gambi Giménez. María. Marcos Ramos. 2017. 978-84-697-3695-1.
- Web site: El hombre que supo amar · Miguel Picazo 1976. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. 12 July 2022.
- Ediciones Complutense. Madrid. 86–87. Manuel. Trezado Romero. Política y Sociedad. 44. 3. Cine y poder: el cine españoly la secularización del discurso público sobre la moral durante la transición y consolidación democrática. 2007.
