The Kneeling Goddess
| The Kneeling Goddess | |
|---|---|
 María Félix in The Kneeling Goddess | |
| Directed by | Roberto Gavaldón |
| Produced by |
Rodolfo Lowenthal Jack Wagner |
| Written by |
Edmundo Baez Alfredo B. Crevenna Tito Davison Ladislas Fodor José Revueltas Roberto Gavaldón |
| Starring |
María Félix Arturo de Córdova Rosario Granados |
| Music by | Rodolfo Halffter |
| Cinematography | Alex Phillips |
| Edited by | Charles L. Kimball |
Production company |
Panamerican Films |
| Distributed by | Panamerican Films |
Release date | 13 August 1947 |
Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The Kneeling Goddess (Spanish:La Diosa Arrodillada) is a 1947 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring María Félix, Arturo de Córdova and Rosario Granados.[1] It was shot at the Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City, with sets designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.
Plot
The married business man Antonio (Arturo de Córdova) is carrying on an affair with Raquel (María Félix), who wants him to divorce his wife Elena (Rosario Granados). Instead breaking off the affair with Raquel, he purchases for Elena as an anniversary gift a statue - the titular Kneeling Goddess - that unbeknownst to him at that moment used Raquel as the model. Obsessed with Raquel he reinitiates the affair and appears to agree with Raquel to divorce Elena. When Elena dies in mysterious circumstances and Antonio marries Raquel, not everything is as it appears.
Cast
- María Félix as Raquel Serrano
- Arturo de Córdova as Antonio Ituarte
- Rosario Granados as Elena
- Fortunio Bonanova as Nacho Gutiérrez
- Carlos Martínez Baena as Esteban
- Rafael Alcayde as Demetrio
- Eduardo Casado as Licenciado Jiménez
- Luis Mussot as Dr. Vidaurri
- Carlos Villarías as Juez
- Natalia Gentil Arcos as María
- Paco Martínez as Villarreal
- Rogelio Fernández as Marinero
- Alfredo Varela padre as Juez registro civil
- José Arratia
- Adolfo Ballano Bueno
- Fernando Casanova as Empleado juzgado
- Ana María Hernández as Invitada a fiesta
- Miguel Ángel López as Joven mensajero
- [José Muñoz as Detective policía
- Juan Orraca as Detective
- Manuel Pozos as José
- Félix Samper as Asociado en mesa redonda
- Juan Villegas as Empleado de Antonio
References
- ↑ Wood, Andrew Grant (2014). Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography. Oxford University Press, p. 146