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| name = Wild Tales
| name = Wild Tales
| image = Relatos salvajes.jpg
| image = Relatos salvajes.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Argentine theatrical release poster
| caption = Argentine theatrical release poster
| director = [[Damián Szifron]]
| director = [[Damián Szifron]]
| producer = [[Hugo Sigman]]<br>[[Agustín Almodóvar]]<br>[[Pedro Almodóvar]]<br>Matías Mosteirín<br>Esther García<br>Claudio Belocopitt<br>Gerardo Rozín
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Hugo Sigman]]
* [[Agustín Almodóvar]]
* [[Pedro Almodóvar]]
* Matías Mosteirín
* Esther García
* Claudio Belocopitt
* Gerardo Rozín}}
| writer = Damián Szifron
| writer = Damián Szifron
| starring = [[Ricardo Darín]]<br>[[Oscar Martínez (actor)|Oscar Martínez]]<br>[[Leonardo Sbaraglia]]<br>[[Érica Rivas]]<br>Rita Cortese<br>[[Julieta Zylberberg]]<br>[[Darío Grandinetti]] <!--as listed in the film poster billing block-->
| starring = {{Plainlist|<!--as listed in the film poster billing block-->
* [[Ricardo Darín]]
* [[Oscar Martínez (actor)|Oscar Martínez]]
* [[Leonardo Sbaraglia]]
* [[Érica Rivas]]
* Rita Cortese
* [[Julieta Zylberberg]]
* [[Darío Grandinetti]]}}
| music = [[Gustavo Santaolalla]]
| music = [[Gustavo Santaolalla]]
| cinematography = [[Javier Julia|Javier Juliá]]
| cinematography = [[Javier Julia|Javier Juliá]]
| editing = Damián Szifron<br>Pablo Barbieri Carrera
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Damián Szifron
* Pablo Barbieri Carrera}}
| studio = Kramer & Sigman Films<br>[[El Deseo]]<br>Corner
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* Corner
* [[El Deseo]]
* Kramer & Sigman Films}}
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| released = {{film date|2014|5|17|[[2014 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2014|8|21|Argentina|df=yes}}
| released = {{Film date|2014|05|17|[[2014 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2014|08|21|Argentina|df=yes}}
| runtime = 122 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 121:51--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/wild-tales-film | title=''WILD TALES'' (15) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=5 December 2014 | accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref>
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = Argentina<br>Spain<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/100003777/year/2014.html|title=Wild Tales |accessdate=15 May 2014 |work=Cannes}}</ref>
| country = {{Plainlist|
* Argentina
* Spain<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/100003777/year/2014.html|title=Wild Tales |accessdate=15 May 2014 |work=Cannes}}</ref>}}
| language = Spanish
| language = Spanish
| budget = $3.3 million<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.elblogdecineespanol.com/?p=11363|title= COMIENZA EL RODAJE DE LA PELÍCULA "RELATOS SALVAJES", COPRODUCCIÓN ENTRE ESPAÑA Y ARGENTINA|accessdate=24 August 2014 |date= 23 March 2013|work= El blog del cine español}}</ref>
| budget = $3.3 million<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.elblogdecineespanol.com/?p=11363|title= COMIENZA EL RODAJE DE LA PELÍCULA "RELATOS SALVAJES", COPRODUCCIÓN ENTRE ESPAÑA Y ARGENTINA|accessdate=24 August 2014 |date= 23 March 2013|work= El blog del cine español}}</ref>
| gross = $24 million<ref>{{cite web |url= http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/default.htm?id=wildtales.htm|title= Wild Tales (2015)|date= 20 February 2015|work= Box Office Mojo|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref>
| gross = $24.4 million<ref>{{cite web |url= http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/default.htm?id=wildtales.htm|title= Wild Tales (2015)|date= 20 February 2015|work= Box Office Mojo|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Wild Tales''''' ({{lang-es|Relatos salvajes}}) is a 2014 Argentine-Spanish [[Black comedy film|black comedy film]] written and directed by [[Damián Szifron]] and starring an [[ensemble cast]] consisting of [[Ricardo Darín]], [[Oscar Martínez (actor)|Oscar Martínez]], [[Leonardo Sbaraglia]], [[Érica Rivas]], Rita Cortese, [[Julieta Zylberberg]] and [[Darío Grandinetti]]. It was co-produced by [[Agustín Almodóvar]] and [[Pedro Almodóvar]]. The film's musical score was composed by [[Gustavo Santaolalla]]. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[87th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Argentina">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-argentina-picks-wild-tales-736688 |title=Oscars: Argentina Picks 'Wild Tales' for Foreign Language Category |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="Nominees">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/15/oscar-nominations-2015_n_6473542.html |title=Oscar Nominations 2015: See The Full List |accessdate=15 January 2015 |work=Huffington Post}}</ref>
'''''Wild Tales''''' ({{lang-es|Relatos salvajes}}) is a 2014 Argentine-Spanish [[Black comedy|black comedy film]] written and directed by [[Damián Szifron]] and starring an [[ensemble cast]] consisting of [[Ricardo Darín]], [[Oscar Martínez (actor)|Oscar Martínez]], [[Leonardo Sbaraglia]], [[Érica Rivas]], Rita Cortese, [[Julieta Zylberberg]], and [[Darío Grandinetti]]. It was co-produced by [[Agustín Almodóvar]] and [[Pedro Almodóvar]]. The film's [[Film score|musical score]] was composed by [[Gustavo Santaolalla]]. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[87th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Argentina">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-argentina-picks-wild-tales-736688 |title=Oscars: Argentina Picks 'Wild Tales' for Foreign Language Category |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="Nominees">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/15/oscar-nominations-2015_n_6473542.html |title=Oscar Nominations 2015: See The Full List |accessdate=15 January 2015 |work=Huffington Post}}</ref>


An [[anthology film]], it is composed of six standalone shorts united by a common theme of violence and vengeance.<ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/cannes-film-review-wild-tales-1201184260/|title=Cannes Film Review: ‘Wild Tales’|last=Weissberg|first=Jay|date=16 May 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=Variety}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/17/cannes-2014-wild-tales-review-argentinian-portmanteau-movie-is-a-box-of-delights|title=Cannes 2014: Wild Tales review - Argentinian portmanteau movie is a tinderbox of delights|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|date=17 May 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
An [[anthology film]], it is composed of six standalone shorts united by a common theme of violence and vengeance.<ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/cannes-film-review-wild-tales-1201184260/|title=Cannes Film Review: ‘Wild Tales’|last=Weissberg|first=Jay|date=16 May 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=Variety}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/17/cannes-2014-wild-tales-review-argentinian-portmanteau-movie-is-a-box-of-delights|title=Cannes 2014: Wild Tales review - Argentinian portmanteau movie is a tinderbox of delights|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|date=17 May 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=The Guardian}}</ref>


== Plot ==
==Plot==
The first story and prologue is "Pasternak": Two passengers on a plane discover that they know a man named Pasternak: the girl was his former girlfriend, and the man was a [[Music journalism|music critic]] who savagely reviewed his work. They find out that everybody else on the flight is also connected in some way to Pasternak. It turns out that the whole flight was a trap organized by Pasternak, who was the purser. Pasternak crashes the plane into a house where his parents were living.
The first story and prologue is "Pasternak": Two passengers on a plane discover that they know a man named Pasternak: the girl was his former girlfriend, and the man was a [[Music journalism|music critic]] who savagely reviewed his work. They find out that everybody else on the flight is also connected in some way to Pasternak. It turns out that the whole flight was a trap organized by Pasternak, who was the purser. Pasternak crashes the plane into a house where his parents were living.


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The final story, "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" ({{lang-es|Until death do us part}}), takes place during a wedding party. The wife discovers that her new husband had been cheating on her with a girl who is at the wedding. She confronts him with this as they dance in front of everyone, and she eventually leaves the party and goes up on the roof of the building, where a kitchen worker comforts and advises her. When her husband reaches the roof, she's having sex with the hotel worker, and says that she'll sleep with every man who shows her any interest or kindness, and take him for all he's worth if he tries to divorce her, or when he dies. They return to the party and continue with some of the dancing and festivities, but the bride pulls the woman her husband slept with out onto the dance floor, spins her round and round, and slams her into a mirror. She continues to behave erratically, eventually yelling at her husband and his mother, as he's crying, slouched on the floor. His mother attacks her, and is pulled off by her husband and the bride's father. The groom picks up the knife for the wedding cake, but just cuts and eats a piece of cake. Finally, he approaches his new wife, they slowly begin to dance and kiss, and then begin having sex on the table alongside the wedding cake, as their guests file out of the room.
The final story, "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" ({{lang-es|Until death do us part}}), takes place during a wedding party. The wife discovers that her new husband had been cheating on her with a girl who is at the wedding. She confronts him with this as they dance in front of everyone, and she eventually leaves the party and goes up on the roof of the building, where a kitchen worker comforts and advises her. When her husband reaches the roof, she's having sex with the hotel worker, and says that she'll sleep with every man who shows her any interest or kindness, and take him for all he's worth if he tries to divorce her, or when he dies. They return to the party and continue with some of the dancing and festivities, but the bride pulls the woman her husband slept with out onto the dance floor, spins her round and round, and slams her into a mirror. She continues to behave erratically, eventually yelling at her husband and his mother, as he's crying, slouched on the floor. His mother attacks her, and is pulled off by her husband and the bride's father. The groom picks up the knife for the wedding cake, but just cuts and eats a piece of cake. Finally, he approaches his new wife, they slowly begin to dance and kiss, and then begin having sex on the table alongside the wedding cake, as their guests file out of the room.


== Cast ==
==Cast==
{{div col}}
* [[Ricardo Darín]] as Simón Fisher (episode ''Bombita'')
* [[Ricardo Darín]] as Simón Fisher (episode ''Bombita'')
* [[Oscar Martínez (actor)|Oscar Martínez]] as Mauricio Pereyra Hamilton (episode ''La propuesta'')
* [[Oscar Martínez (actor)|Oscar Martínez]] as Mauricio Pereyra Hamilton (episode ''La propuesta'')
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* Walter Donado as Mario (episode ''El más fuerte'')
* Walter Donado as Mario (episode ''El más fuerte'')
* Mónica Villa as Profesora Leguizamón (episode ''Pasternak'')
* Mónica Villa as Profesora Leguizamón (episode ''Pasternak'')
{{div col end}}


== Reception ==
==Reception==
The film was seen by more than 2 million spectators in its first 24 days since the premiere. As of September 2014, it became the most seen film in Argentina in the year, displayed in 275 cinemas in the country. With 274,042 spectators in the 11–14 September weekend, it outmatched ''[[Hercules (2014 film)|Hercules]]'', the second most seen film, which had 78,546 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cadena3.com/contenido/2014/09/15/134729.asp?titulo=Relatos-Salvajes-es-la-pelicula-mas-vista-del-ano|title= "Relatos Salvajes" es la película más vista del año|trans_title= "Wild tales" is the most seen film of the year|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 16, 2009|publisher= Cadena 3|accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref>
The film was seen by more than 2 million spectators in its first 24 days since the premiere. As of September 2014, it became the most seen film in Argentina in the year, displayed in 275 cinemas in the country. With 274,042 spectators in the 11–14 September weekend, it outmatched ''[[Hercules (2014 film)|Hercules]]'', the second most seen film, which had 78,546 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cadena3.com/contenido/2014/09/15/134729.asp?titulo=Relatos-Salvajes-es-la-pelicula-mas-vista-del-ano|title= "Relatos Salvajes" es la película más vista del año|trans_title= "Wild tales" is the most seen film of the year|language= Spanish|author= |date= September 16, 2009|publisher= Cadena 3|accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref>

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 64 reviews, ''Wild Tales'' holds a 92% 'fresh' rating, with an average score of 7.9/10.<ref>{{cite web | url=www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wild_tales/ | title=Wild Tales | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher=[[Flixster]] | accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds an average score of 77, based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/wild-tales | title=Wild Tales | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref>


The film was received with acclaim at Cannes,<ref name="reuters">{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/17/filmfestival-cannes-idUSL3N0O308620140517|title=REFILE-Revenge comedy a hit in Cannes, fashion biopic cold-shouldered|last=Sage|first=Alexandria|date=17 May 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> allegedly receiving a ten-minute standing ovation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/minutos-aplausos-pelicula-argentina-Cannes_0_1140486044.html|title=Diez minutos de aplausos para una película argentina en Cannes|last=Scholz|first=Pablo O.|language=Spanish|date=18 May 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|publisher=}}</ref> Early reviews in Argentina have also been favourable.<ref name="todaslascriticas">{{cite web |url=http://www.todaslascriticas.com.ar/pelicula/relatos-salvajes|title=Críticas de Relatos salvajes|last=|first=|language=Spanish|date=|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=|publisher=Todas las Críticas}}</ref>
The film was received with acclaim at Cannes,<ref name="reuters">{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/17/filmfestival-cannes-idUSL3N0O308620140517|title=REFILE-Revenge comedy a hit in Cannes, fashion biopic cold-shouldered|last=Sage|first=Alexandria|date=17 May 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> allegedly receiving a ten-minute standing ovation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/minutos-aplausos-pelicula-argentina-Cannes_0_1140486044.html|title=Diez minutos de aplausos para una película argentina en Cannes|last=Scholz|first=Pablo O.|language=Spanish|date=18 May 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|publisher=}}</ref> Early reviews in Argentina have also been favourable.<ref name="todaslascriticas">{{cite web |url=http://www.todaslascriticas.com.ar/pelicula/relatos-salvajes|title=Críticas de Relatos salvajes|last=|first=|language=Spanish|date=|accessdate=10 August 2014|work=|publisher=Todas las Críticas}}</ref>
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The film was selected to compete for the [[Palme d'Or]] in the main competition section at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/60533.html |title=2014 Official Selection |accessdate=18 April 2014 |work=Cannes}}</ref> It was also scheduled to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="Indiewire">{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/tiff-toronto-intl-film-festival-gala-special-presentations-1201266480/ |title=Toronto Film Festival Lineup |accessdate=22 July 2014 |work=Variety}}</ref> The film was screened in the Pearls section of the 2014 [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], where it won the Audience Award for Best European Film.<ref name="SanSebastián">{{cite web |url=http://www.telam.com.ar/english/notas/201409/3310-relatos-salvajes-awarded-in-san-sebastian.html|title="Relatos salvajes," awarded in San Sebastians|date=|accessdate=29 September 2014|publisher=Télam}}</ref>
The film was selected to compete for the [[Palme d'Or]] in the main competition section at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/60533.html |title=2014 Official Selection |accessdate=18 April 2014 |work=Cannes}}</ref> It was also scheduled to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="Indiewire">{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/tiff-toronto-intl-film-festival-gala-special-presentations-1201266480/ |title=Toronto Film Festival Lineup |accessdate=22 July 2014 |work=Variety}}</ref> The film was screened in the Pearls section of the 2014 [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], where it won the Audience Award for Best European Film.<ref name="SanSebastián">{{cite web |url=http://www.telam.com.ar/english/notas/201409/3310-relatos-salvajes-awarded-in-san-sebastian.html|title="Relatos salvajes," awarded in San Sebastians|date=|accessdate=29 September 2014|publisher=Télam}}</ref>


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==Accolades==
On Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews, ''Wild Tales'' holds a 92% 'fresh' rating, with an average score of 7.9/10. On Metacritic, the film holds an average score of 75, based on 7 reviews, indicating "Generally Favorable Reviews".

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== See also ==
==See also==
*[[List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
*[[List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]


== References ==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.relatos-salvajes.com/}} {{es icon}}
* {{official website|http://www.relatos-salvajes.com/}} {{es icon}}
*{{IMDb title|3011894|Wild Tales}}
* {{IMDb title|3011894|Wild Tales}}
*{{AllRovi title|597851|Wild Tales}}
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* [http://www.cinenacional.com/pelicula/relatos-salvajes ''Wild Tales''] at [[Cinenacional.com]]
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*''[http://www.cinenacional.com/pelicula/relatos-salvajes Wild Tales]'' at [[Cinenacional.com]]


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Wild Tales
Argentine theatrical release poster
Directed byDamián Szifron
Written byDamián Szifron
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Juliá
Edited by
  • Damián Szifron
  • Pablo Barbieri Carrera
Music byGustavo Santaolalla
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • 17 May 2014 (2014-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 21 August 2014 (2014-08-21) (Argentina)
Running time
122 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Spain[1]
LanguageSpanish
Budget$3.3 million[3]
Box office$24.4 million[4]

Wild Tales (Spanish: Relatos salvajes) is a 2014 Argentine-Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Damián Szifron and starring an ensemble cast consisting of Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg, and Darío Grandinetti. It was co-produced by Agustín Almodóvar and Pedro Almodóvar. The film's musical score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.[5][6]

An anthology film, it is composed of six standalone shorts united by a common theme of violence and vengeance.[7][8]

Plot

The first story and prologue is "Pasternak": Two passengers on a plane discover that they know a man named Pasternak: the girl was his former girlfriend, and the man was a music critic who savagely reviewed his work. They find out that everybody else on the flight is also connected in some way to Pasternak. It turns out that the whole flight was a trap organized by Pasternak, who was the purser. Pasternak crashes the plane into a house where his parents were living.

"Las Ratas" (Spanish: The Rats) features a usurer who stops at a small restaurant by the highway. The waitress recognizes him as a man who had ruined her family. She refuses the cook's offer to mix rat poison in his food, but the cook adds the poison anyway. When his son joins him and eats the same food, the waitress tries to take the poisoned food away. The man begins to attack her when the cook appears and kills him with a butcher's knife. Soon after the cook is taken away by the police.

"El más fuerte" (Spanish: The strongest) features two men driving cars on a lone highway. Mario, whose car is old and damaged prevents Diego, whose car is fast and expensive, from passing him. But Diego finally gets around the slower car, insulting Mario as he passes. Further up the road, Diego gets a flat tire, so Mario catches up with him. Mario parks his car in front of Diego's and proceeds to smash his windshield, and defecate and urinate on his roof. Diego then pushes Mario and his car into the river and drives off, but has second thought and returns to run down Mario, losing control and going down into the river too. Mario enters Diego's car through the trunk and gets a lit rag into the gas tank, while the two fight inside the car. As the tow truck driver arrives on the scene, and sees nothing on the road or shoulder, the car blows up. When the police arrives they see two charred bodies that appear to be holding each other, and theorize that it might be a "crime of passion".

"Bombita" (Spanish: Little bomb) features Simón Fisher, a demolitions expert whose car is towed away for parking while he's picking up the cake for his daughter's birthday. Fisher goes to the towed-car lot and argues but to no avail. He pays the fee, but arrives home as his daughter's party is ending. When he goes to pay the parking ticket, he argues again, attacks the glass partition, and is hauled away by security as other people in line cheer him on. The story gets on the news and the company Fisher was working for fires him, meanwhile his wife seeks a divorce and full custody of their daughter. Fisher then goes to an office to apply for a new job, and comes out to find that his car has been towed again. He then packs his trunk with explosives, watches as his car is towed again, and detonates the explosives while the car is parked in the towed-car lot. The explosion doesn't kill anyone, which was Fisher's plan, but he is arrested and placed in jail, where the public and his fellow inmates laud him as an urban hero, calling him "Dynamite", and his wife and daughter visit him with a cake with a toy tow-truck on it.

"La Propuesta" (Spanish: The proposal) features a kid from a rich family who hits a pregnant woman with his dad's car, and drives away without helping her. The young man drives home and wakes his parents to tell them what happened. Mauricio Pereyra Hamilton, his father, calls his lawyer and they hatch a plan to have their caretaker take the blame and go to jail for the crime, in return for payment. The accident is all the rage on the TV news, where it is reported that the woman and her unborn child have both died. The police and local prosecutor arrive, and the prosecutor sees through the scheme because the mirrors were not adjusted for the caretaker in the car. But the lawyer negotiates to include the prosecutor in deal, for more money. The caretaker then also asks for an apartment along with his money, and the prosecutor asks for an additional payment to pay off cops, the police chief, and others as needed. The guilty son says he wants to confess to the gathered crowd and media, as it's the right thing to do. The men refuse, but the father gets fed up and walks away, calling the deal off, and yells to his son that he should confess and go to jail. The lawyer continues to talk with the father, and they eventually agree on a price. The caretaker walks out front to get into a police car and go to jail, when suddenly the husband of the dead woman attacks him with a hammer.

The final story, "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" (Spanish: Until death do us part), takes place during a wedding party. The wife discovers that her new husband had been cheating on her with a girl who is at the wedding. She confronts him with this as they dance in front of everyone, and she eventually leaves the party and goes up on the roof of the building, where a kitchen worker comforts and advises her. When her husband reaches the roof, she's having sex with the hotel worker, and says that she'll sleep with every man who shows her any interest or kindness, and take him for all he's worth if he tries to divorce her, or when he dies. They return to the party and continue with some of the dancing and festivities, but the bride pulls the woman her husband slept with out onto the dance floor, spins her round and round, and slams her into a mirror. She continues to behave erratically, eventually yelling at her husband and his mother, as he's crying, slouched on the floor. His mother attacks her, and is pulled off by her husband and the bride's father. The groom picks up the knife for the wedding cake, but just cuts and eats a piece of cake. Finally, he approaches his new wife, they slowly begin to dance and kiss, and then begin having sex on the table alongside the wedding cake, as their guests file out of the room.

Cast

  • Ricardo Darín as Simón Fisher (episode Bombita)
  • Oscar Martínez as Mauricio Pereyra Hamilton (episode La propuesta)
  • Leonardo Sbaraglia as Diego Iturralde (episode El más fuerte)
  • Érica Rivas as Romina (episode Hasta que la muerte nos separe)
  • Rita Cortese as Cook (episode Las ratas)
  • Julieta Zylberberg as Waitress (episode Las ratas)
  • Darío Grandinetti as Salgado (episode Pasternak)
  • María Onetto as Helena Pereyra Hamilton (episode La propuesta)
  • Nancy Dupláa as Victoria Malamud (episode Bombita)
  • Osmar Núñez as Lawyer (episode La propuesta)
  • César Bordón as Cuenca (episode Las ratas)
  • Diego Gentile as Ariel (episode Hasta que la muerte nos separe)
  • María Marull as Isabel (episode Pasternak)
  • Germán de Silva as Casero (episode La propuesta)
  • Diego Velázquez as Prosecutor (episode La propuesta)
  • Walter Donado as Mario (episode El más fuerte)
  • Mónica Villa as Profesora Leguizamón (episode Pasternak)

Reception

The film was seen by more than 2 million spectators in its first 24 days since the premiere. As of September 2014, it became the most seen film in Argentina in the year, displayed in 275 cinemas in the country. With 274,042 spectators in the 11–14 September weekend, it outmatched Hercules, the second most seen film, which had 78,546 spectators.[9]

On Rotten Tomatoes, based on 64 reviews, Wild Tales holds a 92% 'fresh' rating, with an average score of 7.9/10.[10] On Metacritic, the film holds an average score of 77, based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]

The film was received with acclaim at Cannes,[12] allegedly receiving a ten-minute standing ovation.[13] Early reviews in Argentina have also been favourable.[14]

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[15] It was also scheduled to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[16] The film was screened in the Pearls section of the 2014 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best European Film.[17]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result
Academy Awards 22 February 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Wild Tales Nominated
Biarritz Film Festival 4 October 2014 Audience Award Wild Tales Won
Best Actress Erica Rivas Won
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2014 Palme d'Or Wild Tales Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award 15 January 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Wild Tales Nominated
Goya Awards 7 February 2015 Best Film Relatos salvajes Nominated
Best Director Damián Szifron Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Damián Szifron Nominated
Best Actor Ricardo Darín Nominated
Best Original Score Gustavo Santaolalla Nominated
Best Editing Pablo Barbieri, Damián Szifron Nominated
Best Production Supervision Esther García Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Marisa Amenta, Néstor Burgos Nominated
Best Spanish Language Foreign Film Relatos salvajes Won
Satellite Award 15 February 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Wild Tales Nominated
San Sebastián Film Festival 27 September 2014 Audience Award for Best European Film Wild Tales Won
Sarajevo Film Festival 22 August 2014 Audience Award Wild Tales Won
Sur Awards 2 December 2014 Best Film Relatos salvajes Won
Best Director Damián Szifron Won
Best Actor Ricardo Darín Nominated
Oscar Martínez Won
Leonardo Sbaraglia Nominated
Best Actress Erica Rivas Won
Rita Cortese Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Germán De Silva Won
Diego Gentile Nominated
Osmar Núñez Nominated
Best Supporting Actress María Onetto Nominated
Best New Actor Diego Velázquez Nominated
Walter Donado Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Damián Szifron Won
Best Cinematography Javier Juliá Won
Best Editing Damián Szifron, Pablo Barbieri Won
Best Art Direction Clara Notari Nominated
Best Costume Design Ruth Fischerman Nominated
Best Original Music Gustavo Santaolalla Won
Best Sound José Luis Díaz Won
Best Make Up Marisa Amenta Nominated
WAFCA Awards 8 December 2014 Best Foreign Language Film Wild Tales Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wild Tales". Cannes. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ "WILD TALES (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "COMIENZA EL RODAJE DE LA PELÍCULA "RELATOS SALVAJES", COPRODUCCIÓN ENTRE ESPAÑA Y ARGENTINA". El blog del cine español. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Wild Tales (2015)". Box Office Mojo. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Oscars: Argentina Picks 'Wild Tales' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2015: See The Full List". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ^ Weissberg, Jay (16 May 2014). "Cannes Film Review: 'Wild Tales'". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  8. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (17 May 2014). "Cannes 2014: Wild Tales review - Argentinian portmanteau movie is a tinderbox of delights". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  9. ^ ""Relatos Salvajes" es la película más vista del año" (in Spanish). Cadena 3. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ [www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wild_tales/ "Wild Tales"]. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 8 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ "Wild Tales". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  12. ^ Sage, Alexandria (17 May 2014). "REFILE-Revenge comedy a hit in Cannes, fashion biopic cold-shouldered". Reuters. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  13. ^ Scholz, Pablo O. (18 May 2014). "Diez minutos de aplausos para una película argentina en Cannes". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Críticas de Relatos salvajes" (in Spanish). Todas las Críticas. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  15. ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  17. ^ ""Relatos salvajes," awarded in San Sebastians". Télam. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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