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Marta (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Marta' is a 1971 Spanish thriller film directed by Jos Antonio Nieves Conde. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film was released in Italy as '...dopo di che, uccide il maschio e lo divora' (which translates as 'Afterwards, It Kills and Devours the Male'). It wasn't released theatrically in the U.S. until January 1974.
Juan Jos Alonso Milln wrote the original 1969 Madrid stage play which he later adapted into the film's screenplay.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Plot
A rich landowner named Don Miguel is haunted by his deceased mother's ghost, since years earlier he murdered her when she walked in on his lovemaking. Pilar, a beautiful fugitive on the run for killing a man, seeks to stay for a while at Miguel's mansion and the two develop a sexual relationship. The woman bears a striking resemblance to his missing wife Marta, who disappeared years earlier. Miguel always suspected his wife may have been murdered.
Cast
* Marisa Mell dual role as both Marta & Pilar
* Stephen Boyd as Don Miguel
* George Rigaud as Arturo
* Howard Ross as Luis
* Jess Puente as Don Carlos
* Isa Miranda as Elena
* Nlida Quiroga as Dona Clara
See also
* List of submissions to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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