Review of Les Amants de Teruel

Set in a startlingly bleak yet beautiful picaresque setting, this verismo tragedy is told with an affecting surrealism that left a lasting imprint in my mind. I saw it around Christmas/New Years week at the Unicorn Theater in La Jolla, California circa 1963 or '64. More than half a century later I rediscovered it on YouTube in a mediocre but still wonderful print, that to my utter torment has had the last 5 minutes (which included crucial images) lopped off! I pray to whatever Gods may be that a complete and high quality recording of this should be composed and released on DVD. My means are modest but I would pay $500 for any such.