Antonieta
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54% Critic Match

Antonieta

5.4 / 10 1982 1h 48mNR French
WarDrama

Storyline

Anna is a psychologist undertaking research about famous suicidal women. She takes a specific interest in the case of Antonieta Rivas Mercado, who killed herself in 1931 in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Cast & Crew

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Anna

Lead
Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Antonieta Rivas Mercado

Ignacio López Tarso

Ignacio López Tarso

Vargas

CB

Carlos Bracho

José Vasconcelos

Gonzalo Vega

Gonzalo Vega

Manuel Rodriguez Lozano

Bruno Rey

Bruno Rey

Alvaro Obregon

Víctor Junco

Víctor Junco

Porfirio Díaz

Víctor Alcocer

Víctor Alcocer

Orador

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carlos Saura's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Antonieta is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker