The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Bridge of San Luis Rey


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director = Mary McGuckian
producer = Michael Cowan
Samuel Hadida
Howard G. Kazanjian
Garrett McGuckian
Mary McGuckian
Denise O'Dell
writer = Mary McGuckian
Thornton Wilder (novel)
starring = F. Murray Abraham
Kathy Bates
Gabriel Byrne
Geraldine Chaplin
Robert De Niro
Harvey Keitel
Pilar López de Ayala
music = Lalo Schifrin
cinematography = Javier Aguirresarobe
editing = Kant Pan
distributor = Fine Line Features
released = flagicon|Spain22 December, 2004
flagicon|FranceMay 25, 2005
flagicon|USA10 June 2005
runtime = 120 min
country = flagcountry|Spain
flagcountry|UK
flagcountry|France
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language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0356443

"The Bridge of San Luis Rey" is a 2004 drama film directed by Mary McGuckian and featuring an ensemble cast of American and international actors. It is based on Thornton Wilder's novel of the same name. The film was released in 2004 in Spain and 2005 in the U.S. and abroad. Despite praise for its costume design, the film was poorly received by critics. [http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/bridgeofsanluisrey]

Background and production

The film and novel are very loosely based on the life of Micaela Villegas (1748—1819), a famous Peruvian entertainer known as "La Perichole", whose life was also the inspiration for the novella "Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement" by Prosper Mérimée, an "opéra bouffe", "La Périchole" by Jacques Offenbach, Jean Renoir’s 1953 film "Le Carrosse d'or" (The Golden Coach), and two earlier film versions: a 1929 silent version, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" (1929) starring Lili Damita, and a 1944 version, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" starring Lynn Bari, Francis Lederer, Akim Tamiroff, and Alla Nazimova.

The 2004 film was shot on location in Málaga, Andalucía, and Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. It is the only one of the three versions made on location.

Cast

* F. Murray Abraham "as" Viceroy of Peru
* Kathy Bates "as" The Marquesa
* Gabriel Byrne "as" Brother Juniper
* Geraldine Chaplin "as" The Abbess
* Robert De Niro "as" Archbishop of Peru
* Émilie Dequenne "as" Doña Clara
* Adriana Domínguez "as" Pepita
* Harvey Keitel "as" Uncle Pio
* Pilar López de Ayala "as" Camila Villegas (La Pericholi)
* John Lynch "as" Captain de Alvarado
* Mark Polish "as" Manuel
* Michael Polish "as" Esteban
* Jim Sheridan "as" The King of Spain

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0356443|title=The Bridge of San Luis Rey