La herida luminosa
The Wound of Light is a 1997 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Fernando Guillén, Mercedes Sampietro and Julia Gutiérrez Caba. The plot is based on a novel by Josep Maria de Sagarra. It was previously filmed in 1956 in a production directed by Tulio Demicheli
Plot
Dr. Mills, a renowned cardiologist, and his wife Isabel have had marital problems for a long time. They live accompanied by their two maids in a provincial capital, during the oppressive Spain of the 1950s. Unexpectedly, Dr. Mills falls in love with Julia, a younger colleague. Given the refusal of Isabel to a separation, the doctor resorts to crime, which is made easier by his profession.Cast
- Fernando Guillén – Doctor Molinos
- Mercedes Sampietro – Doña Isabel
- Julia Gutiérrez Caba – Sister Benedicta
- María Massip – Escolástica
- Beatriz Santana – Julia
- Neus Asensi – Jovita
- Cayetana Guillén Cuervo –Sister María