Death and the Maiden (1994)
Anno di uscita: 1994
Nazione: France, United Kingdom, United States
Alternative Title: La muerte y la doncella, A Morte e a Donzela, La muerte y la doncella, Der Tod und das Mädchen, La mort i la donzella
Regista: Roman Polanski
Writer: Ariel Dorfman, Rafael Yglesias
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Josh Kramer, Thom Mount
Co-Producer: Ariel Dorfman, Bonnie Timmermann, Jean-François Lepetit, Sergio Gobbi
Executive Producer: Jane Barclay, Sharon Harel-Cohen
Società: Canal+, Capitol Films, Film4 Productions, Fine Line Features, Flach Film, Les Films de l'Astre, TF1 Films Production
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Mystery Film, Rape And Revenge Film, Thriller
Budget: 12.000.000
Premi & Simili
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: based on play or musical, chile, doctor, humiliation, married couple, pinochet regime, revenge, torture
Storia
In an unnamed South American country recently emerged from dictatorship, Paulina Escobar, a political activist, suspects her neighbor and guest, Dr. Miranda, to be the same man who tortured and raped her while she was blindfolded during the former regime. When a storm forces Paulina's husband Gerardo, a prominent lawyer, to ride home with Dr. Miranda, Paulina takes this opportunity to confront and detain Miranda at their house. Paulina is driven by her conviction that Miranda must be punished for his past crimes, while Gerardo struggles between supporting his wife's beliefs and upholding the law. Throughout the night, they interrogate Miranda, attempting to extract a confession from him. Meanwhile, Miranda maintains his innocence but refuses to cooperate further due to humiliation.
Riassunto
Death and the Maiden is a 1994 film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the play of the same name by Ariel Dorfman. Set in an unnamed South American country post-dictatorship, the story revolves around Paulina Escobar's obsession with vengeance against her suspected tormentor from the former regime, Dr. Miranda. The film explores themes of torture, humiliation, and revenge, as well as the complex dynamics within a married couple struggling with these issues.
