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Antonieta
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.
Director and cast
- Carlos Saura Director
- Hanna Schygulla as Anna
- Isabelle Adjani as Antonieta Rivas Mercado
- Ignacio López Tarso as Vargas
- Carlos Bracho as José Vasconcelos
- Gonzalo Vega as Manuel Rodriguez Lozano
- Bruno Rey as Alvaro Obregon
- Víctor Junco as Porfirio Díaz
- Víctor Alcocer as Orador
- Narciso Busquets as Arq. Rivas Mercado
- Fernando Palavicini as Friend of Vasconcelos
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