Oriana (film)

Oriana
Film poster
Directed byFina Torres
Written byAntoine Lacomblez
Fina Torres
Produced byPatrick Sandrin
Fina Torres
StarringDoris Wells
CinematographyJean-Claude Larrieu
Edited byChristiane Lack
Release date
  • 14 September 1985 (1985-09-14)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

Oriana is a 1985 Venezuelan film directed by Fina Torres and written by Antoine Lacomblez and Torres herself. Set in a hacienda or ranch, this drama tells the story of Maria, a woman who returns to the house where she spent a short time as a girl to discover some secrets about her aunt, the title character, who died and left the property to her.

The film won the Caméra d'Or Prize at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival as the best first feature.[1] It was Fina Torres first feature film and won many awards at the time. It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Oriana". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences