El poder del deseo

El poder del deseo
El poder del deseo
Directed by	Juan Antonio Bardem
Written by	Juan Antonio Bardem, Rafael Azcona
Based on	Joc brut; by Manuel de Pedrolo
Produced by	Serafín García Trueba
Release date	1975 (1975);
Running time	117 min
Country	Spanish
Language	Spanish

El poder del deseo (lit. 'The power of desire'³, 'The force of desire'⁴) is a 1975 Spanish film starring Marisol and English actor Murray Head. The film was directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. The script was written by him and Rafael Azcona⁹ based on the novel Joc brut by Manuel de Pedrolo.¹³

Plot

Murray Head plays Javier, a young man who lives with his mother in an apartment and works in an advertising agency, conducting surveys on the effectiveness of advertisements. One day, he accidentally meets a young woman who needs help with her car. After a while, they begin a relationship, but she is very elusive and doesn't want anyone seeing her with him.¹⁴

Cast

Marisol as Juna
Murray Head as Javier

References

The a to Z of Spanish Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 27 April 2010. ISBN 978-1-4616-7217-3.
A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer. 2008. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.
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Guide to the Cinema of Spain. Bloomsbury Academic. 25 November 1997. ISBN 978-0-313-29474-7.
Sobre la adaptación y más allá. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. 7 October 2014. ISBN 978-84-9012-462-8.
Cuadernos para el diálogo. 1976.
El cine de Juan Antonio Bardem. EDITUM. 1998. ISBN 978-84-8371-027-2.
Història de la literatura catalana. Ariel. 1986. ISBN 978-84-344-7600-4.
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La novela española y el cine. Ediciones JC. 1986. ISBN 978-84-85741-34-2.
Los directores de cine del siglo XX. Editorial 2001. 2001. ISBN 978-84-930559-1-2.
Miradas sobre el mundo: Veinte conversaciones con cineastas. Asociación Cinéfila Re Bross. 1999.
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Sources:
The film itself and
"El poder del deseo (1975)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

External links

El poder del deseo at IMDb

[1] The a to Z of Spanish Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 27 April 2010. ISBN 978-1-4616-7217-3.

[2] A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer. 2008. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.

[3] ¹²

[4] Guide to the Cinema of Spain. Bloomsbury Academic. 25 November 1997. ISBN 978-0-313-29474-7.

[5] Sobre la adaptación y más allá. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. 7 October 2014. ISBN 978-84-9012-462-8.

[6] Cuadernos para el diálogo. 1976.

[7] El cine de Juan Antonio Bardem. EDITUM. 1998. ISBN 978-84-8371-027-2.

[8] Història de la literatura catalana. Ariel. 1986. ISBN 978-84-344-7600-4.

[9] ⁵⁶⁷⁸

[10] La novela española y el cine. Ediciones JC. 1986. ISBN 978-84-85741-34-2.

[11] Los directores de cine del siglo XX. Editorial 2001. 2001. ISBN 978-84-930559-1-2.

[12] Miradas sobre el mundo: Veinte conversaciones con cineastas. Asociación Cinéfila Re Bross. 1999.

[13] ¹⁰¹¹¹²

[14] Sources:
The film itself and
"El poder del deseo (1975)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

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