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Viva la muerte = Long live death
Title
Viva la muerte = Long live death / une co-production Isabelle-Films, Paris, S.A.T.P.E.C., Tunis ; direction de la production, Jean Velter et Hassen Daldoul ; un film de Arrabal.
Edition
Special edition
Publication
[United States] : Cult Epics, [2005]
Copyright Notice Date
©2005
Physical Description
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
From the novel "Baal Babylone" by Fernando Arrabal.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.
Also issued as part of the box set: The Fernando Arrabal collection.
Special features include interview with Fernando Arrabal, lobbycard gallery, and trailer.
Wide screen (1.78:1)
Cinematography, Jean-Marc Ripert ; editor, Laurence Leininger ; music Jean-Yves Bosseur ; screenplay, Fernando Arrabal and Claudine Lagrive.
In original French or dubbed Spanish with optional English subtitles.
Summary
Fando is a young boy whose father has been arrested for treason during the Spanish civil war. He struggles with his father's arrest, and in a shocking moment discovers a letter in which his mother admits to betraying his father. His mother convinces him that his father committed suicide in prison, but Fando doubts this and attempts to discover his father's true fate.
Variant and related titles
Long live death
Fernando Arrabal collection.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
French; Spanish
Added to Catalog
January 10, 2018
Credits
Cinematography, Jean-Marc Ripert ; editor, Laurence Leininger ; music Jean-Yves Bosseur ; screenplay, Fernando Arrabal and Claudine Lagrive.
Cast
Madhi Chaouch, Anouk Ferjac, Ivan Henriques, Nuria Espert, Jazia Klibi.
System details note
DVD, region 0, NTSC; widescreen.
Audience
Not rated.
Videorecording number
DVD013 Cult Epics
DVD036 Cult Epics (set)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Fiction films.
War films.
Surrealist films.
Motion pictures, French.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
History.
Surrealist films.
War films.
Motion pictures, French.
Also listed under
Isabelle-Films. production company.
S.A.T.P.E.C. (Firm), production company.
Cult Epics (Firm), film distributor.
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