The Cat
The Cat
César F. Ardavín - Spain
Synopsis
The daughter of the overseer of an Andalusian cortijo, María is courted by several men in the village, including the young Joselillo. But "La Gata" only feels love for Juan, a handsome and cheeky worker who dreams of becoming a bullfighter. Pioneering filmmaker Margarita Alexandre - an actress, director and producer active in Spain as well as Cuba - signs here her second tragedy shot in Eastmancolor and Cinemascope, under Franco's dictatorship.
Film details
Type : Fiction
Duration : 94 min
Year of production : 1956
Country : Spain
Screenwriter : César F. Ardavín
Editor : Margarita Alexandre
Director : César F. Ardavín
Production company : Nervión Films
César F. Ardavín
Margarita Alexandre (León,1923 - Madrid, 2015) was an actress, director and film producer, who developed her career in Spain and in revolutionary Cuba. She was the first woman to direct films under Franco's dictatorship. Together with the film critic Rafael Torrecilla - her sentimental and professional partner until his death - she founded the production company Nervión Films. They co-directed and produced Cristo (1953), La ciudad perdida (1954), and La Gata (1955), the first Spanish film shot in Cinemascope with entirely Spanish capitals.