The Lost Paradise (1985)

ALL 01/13/1985 (es) Drama 94 Min
  • Release
    01/13/1985
  • Production
    La Linterna Mágica, TVE
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    Los paraísos perdidos
  • Original language
    es
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

This literary film is imbued with the disenchantment of Spanish exiles who left their homes to protest Franco's fascist regime and then returned after its demise to find that democracy had not instilled either ethics or deep motivation in government leaders. Director Basilio Martin Patino presents his story, and a large part of the film is based on his own life, through the experiences of an exiled heroine played by Charo Lopez. She has returned to Spain to look for meaning in her life, something that she never found living in Germany, not even after having a child. She is also in the process of translating the German lyric poet Friederich Holderlin (see the 1985 Halfte Des Lebens) into Spanish, focusing on his epic Hyperion. Excerpts from the translation are voiced over throughout the film. As she looks up old friends from many, many years ago, even those who have achieved worldly success are suffering from the same ennui that propelled her back home.

  1. Story



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The Lost Paradise (1985) 94 Min

ALL 01/13/1985 (es)
Drama
  • Release 01/13/1985
  • Production
    La Linterna Mágica, TVE
  • Original title Los paraísos perdidos
  • es
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This literary film is imbued with the disenchantment of Spanish exiles who left their homes to protest Franco's fascist regime and then returned after its demise to find that democracy had not instilled either ethics or deep motivation in government leaders. Director Basilio Martin Patino presents his story, and a large part of the film is based on his own life, through the experiences of an exiled heroine played by Charo Lopez. She has returned to Spain to look for meaning in her life, something that she never found living in Germany, not even after having a child. She is also in the process of translating the German lyric poet Friederich Holderlin (see the 1985 Halfte Des Lebens) into Spanish, focusing on his epic Hyperion. Excerpts from the translation are voiced over throughout the film. As she looks up old friends from many, many years ago, even those who have achieved worldly success are suffering from the same ennui that propelled her back home.

  1. Basilio Martín Patino

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Pablo G. del Amo

    Editor

  4. José Luis García Sánchez

    Producer