Léonor

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.^[1][2][3]

Léonor
Original French release poster
Directed by	Juan Luis Buñuel
Written by	Juan Luis Buñuel Bernardino Zapponi Roberto Bodegas Jean-Claude Carrière Pierre-Jean Maintigneux Michel Nuridzani Clement Biddle Wood
Based on	"Wake Not the Dead" by Ernst Raupach
Starring	Michel Piccoli Liv Ullmann Ornella Muti
Cinematography	Luciano Tovoli
Edited by	Pablo G. del Amo
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production companies	Arcadie Productions Films 66 Goya Producciones Cinematográficas S.A. Serafín Ignacio García Trueba Transeuropa Film Uranus Productions France
Distributed by	Manuel Salvador
Release date	1975 (1975)
Running time	101 minutes
Countries	Spain France Italy
Language	French

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

See also

• "Wake Not the Dead", the short story that the film is based on