Ana and the Wolves
Ana y los lobos
Spain • 1973
Director
Synopsis
One of director Carlos Saura’s most potent allegories for the hypocrisy and repression that defined Francoist Spain follows Ana (Geraldine Chaplin), a young English woman who arrives at a remote Spanish estate in order to work as a governess for three girls. What she finds is a hothouse of dysfunction, perversion, and warped family relationships that lays bare the psychological trauma of life under an authoritarian regime.
Synopsis
One of director Carlos Saura’s most potent allegories for the hypocrisy and repression that defined Francoist Spain follows Ana (Geraldine Chaplin), a young English woman who arrives at a remote Spanish estate in order to work as a governess for three girls. What she finds is a hothouse of dysfunction, perversion, and warped family relationships that lays bare the psychological trauma of life under an authoritarian regime.
Credits
Crew
DirectorCarlos Saura
WriterRafael Azcona, Carlos Saura
CinematographerLuis Cuadrado
ComposerLuis de Pablo
EditorPablo G. del Amo
ProducerElías Querejeta