The Regent's Wife
1974, Spanish. Directed by Gonzalo Suárez.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Clarín, which narrates the difficulties of Ana Ozores to adapt to the sordidness of life in Vetusta, a provincial city of northern Spain inspired in Oviedo. The young Ana, married to a retired regent, lives oppressed by the provincial hypocrisy and the mystical fears of an absorbing religion. Sexually dissatisfied, beset by constant erotic dreams, she reveals in her confessional her intimate torments, and her confessor begins to feel a morbid passion for her. At the same time, Álvaro Mesía, a Don Juan, intends to seduce Ana.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- Gonzalo SuárezDirector
- Emma PenellaAna Ozores - La Regenta
- María Luisa PontePetronila Rianzares
- Pilar BardemVisitación
- Nigel DavenportÁlvaro Mesía
- Charo LópezPetra
- Adolfo MarsillachVíctor Quintanar
- Keith BaxterDon Fermín de Pas
- Rosario García OrtegaDoña Paula
- Maruchi FresnoMarquesa
- Agustín GonzálezFrígilis
- Antonio IranzoPárroco de Contracalles
- Isabel MestresTeresina
Details
- Released
- 19 December 1974
- Original title
- La Regenta
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Juan Antonio Porto
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What The Regent's Wife is based on
The Regent's Wife is based on La Regenta (1884) by Leopoldo Alas.
1884
La Regenta
By Leopoldo Alas
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The Regent's Wife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 December 1974. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Regent's Wife?
If you liked The Regent's Wife, try Prayers for the Stolen, Until the End of the World, Clandestine Childhood.
Who directed The Regent's Wife?
The Regent's Wife (1974) was directed by Gonzalo Suárez and stars Emma Penella, María Luisa Ponte, Pilar Bardem.
What is The Regent's Wife based on?
The Regent's Wife is based on La Regenta (1884) by Leopoldo Alas.