Antonieta

Oct 21, 1982

1h 48m

★ 5.0

Overview

Anna is a psychologist undertaking research about famous suicidal women. She takes a specific interest in the case of Antonieta Rivas Mercado, who killed herself in 1931 in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Nuevo Cine

Conacine

Gaumont International

France 3 Cinéma

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Cast

Anna

Hanna Schygulla

Antonieta Rivas Mercado

Isabelle Adjani

Vargas

Ignacio López Tarso

José Vasconcelos

Carlos Bracho

Manuel Rodriguez Lozano

Gonzalo Vega

Alvaro Obregon

Bruno Rey

Porfirio Díaz

Víctor Junco

Orador

Víctor Alcocer

Arq. Rivas Mercado

Narciso Busquets

Friend of Vasconcelos

Fernando Palavicini

Esposo

José Lavat

Norteamericana

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