Beatriz (film)

Beatriz
Directed byGonzalo Suárez
Screenplay by
  • Santiago Moncada
  • Gonzalo Suárez
Based onBeatriz and Mi hermana Antonia
by Ramón del Valle-Inclán
Produced by
  • Julián Esteban
  • Luis Méndez
Starring
CinematographyCarlos Suárez
Edited byAntonio Gimeno
Music byFermín Gurbindo
Production
company
Lotus Films
Distributed byLotus Films
Release date
  • 25 September 1976 (1976-09-25)
Running time
85 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Mexico
LanguageSpanish

Beatriz is a 1976 horror film directed by Gonzalo Suárez which stars Sandra Mozarowsky as the title character alongside Carmen Sevilla, Nadiuska, Jorge Rivero, and José Sacristán. Set in a Spanish mountain village in the 19th century, the film follows Juan, a young boy whose teenage sister begins to suffer apparent possession after the arrival of a mysterious friar in the community. It is based on Ramón del Valle Inclán's stories Beatriz and Mi hermana Antonia.

Filmed in Spain, Beatriz was an international co-production between Spain and Mexico. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramiro Gómez.