Last Days of the Victim
| Last Days of the Victim | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Adolfo Aristarain |
| Written by | Adolfo Aristarain José Pablo Feinmann |
| Based on | Last Days of the Victim by José Pablo Feinmann |
| Produced by | Héctor Olivera Luis Osvaldo Repetto |
| Starring | Federico Luppi Soledad Silveyra Ulises Dumont Julio de Grazia |
| Cinematography | Horacio Maira |
| Edited by | Eduardo López |
| Music by | Emilio Kauderer |
Production company | Aries Cinematográfica Argentina |
| Distributed by | Aries Cinematográfica Argentina |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Last Days of the Victim(Spanish:Últimos días de la víctima) is a 1982 Argentinecrime thriller filmdirected byAdolfo Aristarainand starringFederico Luppi.[1]It was written by Aristarain andJosé Pablo Feinmann,and based on Feinmann'sclassic novel of the same name.The film was selected as the Argentine entry for theBest Foreign Language Filmat the55th Academy Awards,but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
In a survey of the100 greatest films of Argentine cinemacarried out by theMuseo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hickenin 2000, the film reached the 23rd position.[3]In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazinesLa vida útil,TaipeiandLa tierra quema,presented at theMar del Plata International Film Festival,the film reached the 36th position.[4]
Plot
[edit]Mendizábal, a professionalhitman,is ordered by his anonymous client to spy and murder a wealthy man. But while in his precise and obsessive pursuit, Mendizábal slowly realizes he is being part of a mysterious game of cat and mouse, which itself is tied to a chain of many personal interests.
Cast
[edit]- Federico Luppias Raúl Mendizábal
- Soledad Silveyraas Cecilia Ravenna
- Ulises Dumontas "El Gato" (The Cat) Funes
- Julio de Graziaas Carlos Ravenna
- Arturo Malyas Rodolfo Külpe
- Elena Tasistoas Laura Ramos de Külpe
- Enrique Liporaceas Peña
- China Zorrillaas Beba (Landlady)
- Mónica Galánas Vienna
- Carlos Ferreiro as Ferrari
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 55th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
[edit]- ^"Los últimos días de la víctima".Bafici.Retrieved13 October2013.
- ^Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^"Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino".La Mirada Cautiva(3). Buenos Aires:Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken:6–14. 2000. Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2022.Retrieved21 November2022– viaEncuesta de cine argentino 2022onGoogle Drive.
- ^"Top 100"(in Spanish).Encuesta de cine argentino 2022.11 November 2022.Retrieved13 November2022.
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