Circe (film)
| Circe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manuel Antín |
| Written by | Manuel Antín Julio Cortázar Héctor Grossi |
| Starring | Graciela Borges |
| Cinematography | Américo Hoss |
Release date | 1964 |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Circe is a 1964 Argentine film directed by Manuel Antín. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
The film is based on a short story by Julio Cortazar, published in 1951. Its main theme is about perverse sexual gratification in a repressed Catholic environment. Delia Mañara is notorious in her quarter of Buenos Aires for the mysterious deaths of two of her fiancés. She lives in a twilight world and gains most satisfaction through the exercise of power over others. It emerges that she killed the two men by poisoning them with the sweets she makes; when this fails with her third fiancé, he is freed from her fatal attraction by the knowledge.[2]
Cast
- Graciela Borges
- Raúl Aubel
- Alberto Argibay
- Alberto Barcel
- Josefina Boneo
- Lydia Lamaison
- Juan Carlos Lima
- Víctor Martucci
- Beatriz Matar
- Sergio Renán
- Claudia Sánchez
- Walter Vidarte
References
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Circe". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ The mythical correspondences are explored by Sophie Dufays in Circé de Cortázar : au carrefour du mythe et du fantastique, Folia Electronica Classica, B Louvain-la-Neuve 2007, Numéro 13
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