Honeymoon (1959 film)

Honeymoon
UK poster
Directed byMichael Powell
Written byGregorio Martínez Sierra (ballet)
Michael Powell
Luis Escobar
Produced byMichael Powell
Cesáreo González
StarringAnthony Steel
Ludmilla Tchérina
Antonio
CinematographyGeorges Périnal
Claude Renoir
Edited byPeter Taylor
John Victor-Smith
Music byManuel de Falla
Mikis Theodorakis
Distributed bySuevia Films
Release dates
  • 29 March 1959 (1959-03-29) (Spain)
  • 8 February 1962 (1962-02-08) (UK)
Running time
109 minutes
105 minutes
(restored version)
CountryUnited Kingdom / Spain
LanguageEnglish / Spanish

Honeymoon (Spanish: Luna de miel), also shown as The Lovers of Teruel in the United States, is a 1959 film by the British director-writer Michael Powell based in part on the ballet El Amor Brujo by Manuel de Falla. The film stars Anthony Steel, Ludmilla Tchérina and Spanish ballet dancer Antonio, and features Léonide Massine.

The film functions as a travelogue around Spain with dance interludes, mainly set to the repeated theme of "The Honeymoon Song" by Mikis Theodorakis. Performed in the film by Marino Marini and his quartet, it was subsequently recorded by many performers, including the Beatles.

It is one of Powell's least regarded movies.[1]

  1. ^ Vagg, Stephen (23 September 2020). "The Emasculation of Anthony Steel: A Cold Streak Saga". Filmink.