Of Love and Other Demons
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Directed byHilda Hidalgo
Screenplay byHilda Hidalgo
Based onOf Love and Other Demons
by Gabriel García Márquez
Produced byHilda Hidalgo
StarringPablo Derqui
CinematographyMariana Rodríguez
Release dates
  • 9 October 2009 (2009-10-09) (PIFF)
  • 9 April 2010 (2010-04-09) (Costa Rica)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • Costa Rica
  • Colombia
LanguageSpanish

Of Love and Other Demons (Spanish: Del amor y otros demonios) is a 2009 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Hilda Hidalgo. The film was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[1] but it did not make the final shortlist.[2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez.

Plot

The story takes place sometime during the colonial period in Colombia, in a time of extreme religious intolerance (thanks to the Holy Inquisition) and slavery.

In that dark setting, a 13-year-old Spanish aristocratic girl named Sierva Maria (Eliza Triana) wants to know what kisses taste like. She is the daughter of wealthy marquises but was raised by African slaves who were taken to Cartagena de Indias.

When a rabid dog bites her, the bishop (Jordi Dauder) believes her to be possessed and orders Cayetano Delaura (Pablo Derqui), his ecclesiastical disciple, to lock her up in the convent and exorcise her. The vicar and the girl will be seduced by a demon more powerful than faith and reason, which makes them maintain a love affair hidden from everyone, which culminates in a tragic outcome.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oscar feels the 'Love'". variety. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

External links


Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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