Rent ¡Viva la Muerte! (1971)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
As the Spanish Civil War draws to a close, Fando (Mahdi Chaouch / Victor Garcia), a young boy, is tormented by violently conflicting feelings towards his mother (Núria Espert), who he suspects may have had a role in his father's capture by fascists; feelings that manifest themselves as a nightmare onslaught of terrifying and bizarre imagery. Based on Fernando Arrabal's own brutal experiences during the Civil War, 'Viva la Muerte!' is a shockingly provocative work of surrealist cinema from the artist and filmmaker, who co-founded the 'Panic Movement' collective alongside Alejandro Jodorowsky. Acclaimed on release by critics and scorned by censors, 'Viva la Muerte' would later achieve notoriety as a midnight movie, and was a favourite film of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. - Actors:
- Anouk Ferjac, Núria Espert, Mahdi Chaouch, Ivan Henriques, Jazia Klibi, Suzanne Comte, Jean-Louis Chassigneux, Mohamed Bellasoued, Victor Garcia, Fernando Arrabal
- Directors:
- Fernando Arrabal
- Producers:
- Hassen Daldoul
- Writers:
- Fernando Arrabal, Claudine Lagrive
- Aka:
- Long Live Death
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/08/2024
- Run Time:
- 89 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio Discussion from The Projection Booth Podcast
- In the Footsteps of Baal - A Short Documentary by Abdellatif Ben Ammar Capturing Arrabal at Work on 'Viva La Muerte!'
- Vidarrabal - A Feature-Length Documentary on Arrabal by Xavier Pasturel Barron Featuring Interviews with Admirers, Friends and Family
- New Interview with Scholar and Spanish Cinema Expert David Archibald
- New Trailer
- Image Gallery
