Life in Shadows
7.5
The creative and ambitious Carlos, a young Spanish film buff, manages to become a professional camera operator with time and effort, and is also blessed with the love of Ana, which he has longed for; but the outbreak of the Civil War in 1936 changes everything for both of them.
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Cast
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Fernando Fernán Gómez
Carlos
Known for
Butterfly
The Spirit of the Beehive
María Dolores Pradera
Ana
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Isabel de Pomés
Clara
Known for
The Miracle of Marcelino
Fernando Sancho
Film Producer
Known for
The Return of Ringo
Attack of the Blind Dead
Alfonso Estela
Luis
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Félix de Pomés
Mr. Durán
Known for
The Pride and the Passion
Graciela Crespo
Mrs. Durán
Also in
La sirena negra
Mary Santpere
Handmaid
Also in
El pícaro
Makinavaja, el último choriso
Marta Flores
Wife
Also in
The Killer of Dolls
Street Warriors
Miquel Graneri
Husband
Also in
Burnt Skin
La plaça del Diamant
Jesús Puche
Photographer
Known for
Placido
Juanito López
Child Luis
Also in
Red Cross Girls
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Lorenzo Llobet Gràcia Director · Victorio Aguado Screenplay Jesús García Leoz Composer
First release April 6, 1949 · Produced in Spain · Languages Catalan, Spanish
Production
Castilla Films
Production
Spain
Produced in
Hechizo
Working title
Languages
Original title
Vida en sombras
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Catalan · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · April 6, 1949
Premiere · Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (Madrid)
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
November 16, 2012 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
France
October 4, 2013 · Premiere · Toulouse Cinespaña Film Festival
Italy
September 6, 2008 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Spain
September 24, 1952 · Premiere · Bilbao
June 15, 1953 · Premiere · Barcelona
September 17, 1953 · Premiere · Madrid
May 1, 1973 · Premiere · Cine club Sabadell
February 6, 2019 · Premiere · Filmoteca de Cataluña (Restored version, 79 / 86 min.)
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