Léonor (also known as Mistress of the Devil) is a 1975 French-Italian-Spanish horror film written and directed by Juan Luis Buñuel (the son of Luis Buñuel) and starring Michel Piccoli, Liv Ullmann and Ornella Muti.Xavier Kawa-Topor. Le Moyen Âge vu par le cinéma européen. Centre européen d'art et de civilisation médiévale, 2001.
Plot In medieval France, nobleman Richard loses his wife Léonor in a tragic accident. Though he later remarries and has children, he remains consumed by grief. Ten years after her death, Richard makes a pact that brings Léonor back to life. Her return, however, unleashes a series of mysterious child deaths, revealing she has come back as something inhuman. Tormented by guilt and unable to stop the horror, Richard ultimately chooses to die with her.
Cast
Michel Piccoli as Richard Liv Ullmann as Leonor Ornella Muti as Catherine Antonio Ferrandis as Thomas Ángel del Pozo as Chaplain George Rigaud as Catherine's Father José María Caffarel as The Doctor Carmen Maura Piero Vida José Guardiola Tito García
Release
Home media The film was released for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray by Scorpion Releasing on August 21, 2018.
See also "Wake Not the Dead", the short story that the film is based on
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