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La rabia (2008) is a Spanish movie. Albertina Carri has directed this movie. Analía Couceyro,Javier Lorenzo,Víctor Hugo Carrizo,Nazarena Duarte are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2008. La rabia (2008) is considered one of the best Drama movie in India and around the world.
The farmers of the Argentinean pampas are as rough and ready as the arid grass of this seemingly endless steppe where they tend their farms. The harsh living conditions force them to help each other and share what little they have. This can lead to a harmonious coexistence - or not. When bitter, reticent farmer Poldo has the creeping suspicion that his neighbour Pichón has insulted his young, mute daughter, Nati, he promptly breaks off all contact with his old acquaintance and even forbids his wife to have anything to do with him. Little does he know that, behind his back, Pichón and his wife are having a passionate affair. Nati knows about her mother's infidelity, as does Pichón's son, who is Nati's only friend. The situation escalates when Poldo discovers some of Nati's drawings that describe what she has seen - drawings which her father interprets as incriminating evidence. Nothing can prevent him from taking his terrible revenge on his neighbour. The conflict between the two men ...
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La rabia (2008) Reviews
The rage
Life in rural Argentina is devoid of the glamour usually associated with Buenos Aires. In this story we are introduced to a couple of families who appear to be tenant farmers, and caretakers, in two separate locales; they work the land under precarious circumstances. There is Pichon, a single father, whose boy, Ladeado, shows a cruelty that is unusual for a lad of his age, which in that setting probably goes with the territory. The other family consists of Poldo and Alejandra; they have a young girl of about eight years, Nati, that has become mute. Nati tends to take off her clothing whenever she is upset about something. Her mother, Alejandra who is having an illicit affair with Pichon, has no problems letting her daughter see her when she is having sex. Ladeado, on th other hand, is beaten by Pichon; he even walks with a limp, caused perhaps by one of the thrashings from his own father. The two youngsters are suffering from mental disturbances that perhaps they cannot understand, much less control; both have been damaged by the actions of their parents. "La rabia" is a difficult film to sit through. Its director, Albertina Carri, shows she doesn't believe in the usual society norms, as she demonstrates in this movie that, in addition, shows in graphic detail the killing of animals. One can understand it is somewhat expected when living in the country living to witness the slaughter of a hog, but Ms. Carri asks too much of her audience by doing it right in front of the viewer's eyes. Ms. Carri seems to love pornography to illustrate her point of view, or perhaps shock her audiences so they pay attention to what really is going on. In addition to the raw sex, the director intersperses animated sketches to underscore an idea that goes on in Nati's mind. Sol Lopatin, the cinematographer offers an interesting take on the pampas, mainly in sunsets with its vivid colors. The animated sections are by Manuel Barenboim. This film, no doubt, shows it was only meant to be seen by few selected crowds because of its explicit content, but Ms. Carri shows, like other women directors from Argentina, an unique talent for presenting uncompromising material on the big screen.
An erotic affair set in the Argentinian farm landscape
A forbidden passion story happening before the eyes of children, when a married woman with a mute daughter gets into a steamy relationship with a single father of a teenage boy. The husband of the woman openly dislikes and frequently argues with the owner of the neighboring farm, unaware of her wife's affair with him. The movie's tone is sad and lonely. Children wander alone in the vast farms, adults cannot communicate with each other and unhappiness is constantly present. The only thing they hang on to is the passionate sex they have against all odds. The movie is fluid and well told with good directing. Half way through the movie I thought the director must be a vegetarian feminist and that normally is not something that would impress me. Even so I liked the film and it is well worth watching.