Based on the book of the same title by Benito Pérez Galdós, the film tells the story of a young orphan called Marianela (Mary Carrillo in her first movie role) who works as a guide for the born blind son of the local coal mine owner, Pablo (Julio Peña). She is in love with him and happy to know that he will never see her, since she is far from beautiful and is looked down by the rest of the people. But one day a doctor says he can operate Pablo to let him see... The role of Marianela was played on stage by famous Catalan theater actress Margarida Xirgu in 1916 and is beautifully played here by Mary Carrillo. Beautiful photography and a good mise en scène complete the portrait of a typical small village set in the deep of the wilderness and its miserable people.
2 Reviews
Sensitive and touching film well directed by Benito Perojo with extremely theatrical interpretations
ma-cortes19 December 2020
Marianela : Mary Carrillo , or La Nela , as people call her , is an unfortunate and distressed orphan girl who lives in a small village in the Asturian mining basin . Her best friend is Pablo : Julio Peña , a blind young Man, son of a wealthy father : Jesús de Tordesillas who wants to marry him to his cousin : Maria Mercader . The poor waif Nena usually walks with Pablo who is love with her .
An enjoyable and agreeable film with great feeling and high sensibility . The film is acceptable but being spoiled by stagy acting and a really sentimental theme . Based on a prestigious novel by the notorious writer Benito Pérez Galdos , being adapted by another famous writer Álvarez Quintero . It displays adecuate production design and appropriate score by Gudiri . As well as evocative cinematography in Black and white , being shot in Orphea studios and location in Asturian mines and Tossa de Mar . There is another version: Marianela 1972 by Angelino Fons with Rocio Durcal , Jose Suárez, Alfredo Mayo, German Cobos.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Benito Perojo , though it results to be some dated and corny . Perojo was a powerful productor and director who created his own company , directing and producing a lot of films. He often made dramas , musical, Zarzuela, comedy movies, such as El Hombre que tenia el alma Blanca 1934 , Es my Hombre , and Verbena de la Paloma . During Spanish Civil Was he shot three films in Germany : El Barbero de Sevilla, Suspiros de España , Mariquilla Terremoto and two in Italy : Los Hijos de la Noche , La Última Falla . He returns Spain directing Marianela and Goyescas with the great Imperio Argentina . After going to Argentine where he directs nine films and ultimately he goes back Spain , becoming an important producer financing a great number of movies as Doña Francisquista by Ladislao Vadja , Novio a la Vista by Berlanga , La Fierecilla domada by Antonio Roman , Carmen la de Ronda by Tulio Demicheli, Las Aventuras de Don Juan by John Berry and many others
An enjoyable and agreeable film with great feeling and high sensibility . The film is acceptable but being spoiled by stagy acting and a really sentimental theme . Based on a prestigious novel by the notorious writer Benito Pérez Galdos , being adapted by another famous writer Álvarez Quintero . It displays adecuate production design and appropriate score by Gudiri . As well as evocative cinematography in Black and white , being shot in Orphea studios and location in Asturian mines and Tossa de Mar . There is another version: Marianela 1972 by Angelino Fons with Rocio Durcal , Jose Suárez, Alfredo Mayo, German Cobos.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Benito Perojo , though it results to be some dated and corny . Perojo was a powerful productor and director who created his own company , directing and producing a lot of films. He often made dramas , musical, Zarzuela, comedy movies, such as El Hombre que tenia el alma Blanca 1934 , Es my Hombre , and Verbena de la Paloma . During Spanish Civil Was he shot three films in Germany : El Barbero de Sevilla, Suspiros de España , Mariquilla Terremoto and two in Italy : Los Hijos de la Noche , La Última Falla . He returns Spain directing Marianela and Goyescas with the great Imperio Argentina . After going to Argentine where he directs nine films and ultimately he goes back Spain , becoming an important producer financing a great number of movies as Doña Francisquista by Ladislao Vadja , Novio a la Vista by Berlanga , La Fierecilla domada by Antonio Roman , Carmen la de Ronda by Tulio Demicheli, Las Aventuras de Don Juan by John Berry and many others
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