Las melancolicas (1971)

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times: 96 mins (USA) / 110 mins (Spain)
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: Eastmancolor
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Dauro Films (Madrid)
Executive Producer: Espartaco Santoni

SCRIPT
Script / Story: Rafael Moreno Alba

DIRECTION
Directed by: Rafael Moreno Alba
Assistant Director: Carlos Aured Alonso

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Mario Pacheco
Camera Operator: José García Galisteo

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editors: Roberto Fandiño, Javier Morán

MUSIC
Music: Jaime Pérez

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Javier Artiñano
Make Up: Miguel Sesé

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: R. Cruz Baleztena

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Blanca Astiasu

CAST
Analía Gadé (Tania)
Francisco Rabal
Espartaco Santoni (Rafael Alba)
María Asquerino
José Vivó
Helga Liné
Yelena Samarina
Asunción Balaguer
María Vico
Pilar Bardem
Eulália del Pino
Ana María Espejo
Rosa Fontana
Mary Leiva
Marta Monterrey (real name: María Salerno)
Susan Taff
Inma de Santis
Betsabé Ruiz
Virginia Samso
Víctor Israel
Fernando Sánchez Polack

PLOT SUMMARY

Psychiatric patient Tania is displaying disturbing behaviour similar to that exhibited by her mother shortly before her death during an exorcism.

AVAILABILITY

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Frontier Amusements

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Procinor

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Mahler Films
Video Distributors: Something Weird Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Canada
Rating: 18+ (Quebec)

France
Rating: -16

USA
Rating: R

AWARDS

1973
Fotogramas de Plata, Spain
Mejor intérprete de cine español (Analía Gadé) - winner

TIMELINE

1974
March
Day Unknown: USA – theatrical release

1981
July
8: France – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

EXORCISM... Is Only The Beginning!

When There's No Place Left To Go... YOU CAN ALWAYS GO MAD.

WOMEN CAGED LIKE ANIMALS... living only for the pleasure of their keepers!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Aberazioni sessuali in un penitenziario femminile - Italian title
Aberrazioni sessuali in un carcere femminile - Italian title
Exorcism's Daughter - US title
La fille de l'exorciste - French title
House of Insane Women
As Melancólicas - Portuguese title
Women of Doom

KEYWORDS

exorcisms, psychiatric hospitals

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008