简介：WearingtheveneerofaplayonthelegendaryloveofDonQuixote'slifeDulcinea,thisdramabyVicenteEscrivácarriessomesubtlecriticismsoftheCatholicChurchaswell.Duringthe16th-century,thetimeofCervantes,DonQuixote'ssidekick,thefaithfulSanchoPanza(FolcoLulli),comesintothelocaltavernbearingaforlorngood-byeletterfromQuixotetotheloveheneverknew,Dulcinea.ThebarmaidAldonza(MilliePerkins)issomovedbythealtruisticpassionoftheletterthatsherushestothebedsideofthedyingDonQuixoteandswearstohimthatsheishisDulcinea.Inspiredbyhisidealism,shededicatesherselftoworkingforthedisenfranchisedandthesick--untiltheChurchaccusesherofbeingawitch. BeforemakinghisfilmdebutwithElHombredelaIsla/ThatManoftheIsle(1959),SpanishdirectorVicenteEscriváspentmuchofthe1940sasheadofLatinAmericanprogramsatRadioNacional;healsoestablishedhimselfasawriterofhistoricalessays,thebestknownofwhich,"JornadasdeMigueldeCervantes"/"Cervante'sJourneys,"earnedhimtheNationalLiteraturePrizein1947.EscriváenteredthefilmindustrywhenhecollaboratedonthescriptforSáenzdeHeredia'sLaMiesesMucha/That'salotofCornin1948.In1950,Escriváco-foundedAspaFilmswithRafaelGil.WithGilusuallydirectingandEscriváwritingthescripts,thetwocreatedaseriesreligious-themedfilmsthatwerepopularthroughoutEuropeaswellasSpain.BothEscrivá'sdebutandhissophomoreeffort,Dulcinea/EnchantmentofLove(1962),receivedfavorablecriticalreviews,butneithergarneredmuchpublicinterest,leadingEscrivátoabandonhisnotionsofmakingartfilms.Instead,hecametospecializeinmainstreamlightfare;manyofthesefilmsstarredpopsingerRaphael.Escriváalsomademanysexcomediesandlaterinhiscareerturnedtodirectingtelevisionseries.…