Of Love and Shadows
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Betty Kaplan
Antonio Banderas
Jennifer Connelly
Stefania Sandrelli
Diego Wallraff
Camillo Gallardo
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1973, Chile, under the dictatorship of General Pinochet, declared itself to be in "a permanent state of emergency." By 1978 as this story begins, the cruelty of one of the worst military takeovers in history, which simultaneously crushed the government of Allende and the spirit of the nation, has practically been forgotten, especially for those of the younger generation. When we first meet Francisco Leal and his brother Jose, they are dressed in clerical vestments, sneaking past armed guards at night to visit with victims of the regime's crimes. Irene Beltran, the daughter of a well-to-do Chilean family, holds a glamorous job at a fashion magazine and lives with her mother on the family's estate, which has been converted to a home for the aged. Here, behind the gates of the still-lovely house and gardens, Irene is living a sheltered life carefully guided by her mother. As she puts it: "My life was safe, until I began to wake up." Francisco will be the vehicle for her awakening.
Director
Betty Kaplan
Cast
Antonio Banderas
Jennifer Connelly
Stefania Sandrelli
Diego Wallraff
Camillo Gallardo
Patricio Contreras
Jorge Rivera Lopez
Angela Ragno
Alejandro Toccalinos
Alfredo Martin
Anita Lesa
Carmen Renard
Cesar Parlani
Claudio Ciacci
Daniel Alvaredo
Dario Fernandez
Dennis Dann
Diego Leske
Enrique Bustos
Eva Cabral
Ignacio Lopez
Jacques Arndt
Jorge Ochoa
Jose Bonafoux
Juanita Aizenberg
Gonzalo Allende
Julio Galan
Leonardo Aisenberg
Marcello Fiori
Margara Alonso
Mari Tapia
Maria Fiorentino
Mariu Carrera
Martin Coria
Matias Einguelman
Mercedes Moran
Miguel Angel Paludi
Monica Lacoste
Néstor Zacco
Pablo Rinaldi
Pedro Segni
Pietro Guggiana
Raul Johnson
Ruth Antonofsky
Silvana Silveri
Sue Fischenich
Susana Cortinez
Jean Pierre Reguerraz
María Teresa Constantini
Crew
Isabel Allende
Hector Alvarez
Jorge Avalos
Valentina Bari
Phillip J Bartell
Marcela Bazzano
Steve Beeson
Maximo Berrondo
Sarah Brady
John Brasher
Bill Butler
Javier Cafferena
Albertina Carri
Yael Cervi
Elenor Chaudhuri
Hermes Collini
Laura Coradini
Tito Arnaldo Corbalan
Jose Manuel Corchuelo
Caroline Cortes
Tom Cundom
Beatriz De Benedetto
Ana Deutsch
José Luis Díaz
Jessica Drake
Dolores Ezcurra
Abel Facello
Federico Jorge Fernandez
Jorge Fernandez
Bernardo Florit
Paula Franchini
Donald Freed
Adrian Frenkel
Ada Frontini
Jose Luis Espina Garcia
Javier Garrido
Octavio Gianatiempo
Pablo Perez Gimenez
Ernst Goldschmidt
Miguel Gomez
Richard Goodwin
Marilyn Graf
Noemi Granata
Jill Gurr
Alberto Hasse
Susan Hegarty
Paula Hernandez
Kathryn Himoff
Eric Hoeschen
Marty Hutcherson
Daniel Ianatempo
Soledad Irizar
Omar Jadur
Chris Jargo
Michael Jonascu
Betty Kaplan
Kathy Kirby
Hugo Lescano
Maria Laura Lopez
Maria Fatima Macera
Herve Machuel
Alejandro Maci
Adriana Maestri
Adriane Marfiak
Constanza Martin
Judd Maslansky
Andres Masson
Paul F Mayersohn
Paul Mayersohn
Eileen Mcguire
Maria Elena Medina
Isidro Miguel
Alberto Moccia
Maria Molina
Robert Mons
Félix Monti
Félix Monti
Rodolfo Navarro
Guillermo Nespolo
Pepe Nieto
Pepe Nieto
Pepe Nieto
Pepe Nieto
Graciela Oderigo
Lalo Palero
Eduardo Perrotti
Shoshana Polanco
Pablo Porracin
Graciela Portela
Pamela Rack Guest
Doug Reed
Carlos Romero
Carlos Saavedra
Orestes Sacchi
Carlor Oves Santiago
Paula Alejandra Santos
Tom Scurry
Brian Smith
Claudio Soria
Lauren Stephens
Juan Cruz Tamburrino
Marisa Urruti
Eliseo Zanusso
Miguel Zarcovich
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring May 10, 1996
Expanded Release in United States May 17, 1996
Released in United States on Video December 24, 1996
Released in United States 1994
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 24 - October 2, 1994.
Feature directorial debut for Betty Kaplan whose best-known previous work is the mini-series "Bolivar", which she directed for Venezuelan television. Kaplan also produced, directed and wrote "Caminos Que Andan", a series of fourteen docudramas on the lives of Latin American writers, filmed in France, Spain, England, Venezuela, Peru and Nicaragua.
Completed shooting Mid October 1993.
Began shooting September 11, 1993.
Released in United States Spring May 10, 1996
Expanded Release in United States May 17, 1996
Released in United States on Video December 24, 1996
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 24 - October 2, 1994.)
