El caso Matías

The case Matias
The case Matias
Directed by	Anibal Di Salvo
Based on	The Argument, of Miguel Angel Materazzi
Starring	Víctor Laplace Dora Baret Arturo Maly Luis Medina Castro
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

El caso Matías is an Argentine film shot in Eastmancolor, directed by Aníbal Di Salvo based on his own screenplay, written in collaboration with Eduardo Mignogna, and inspired by the story by Miguel Ángel Materazzi. It was released on April 18, 1985, and starred Víctor Laplace, Dora Baret, Arturo Maly, Luis Medina Castro, and Javier Portales.

Synopsis

A Polish man ends up locked up in an asylum in Argentina subjected to abuse from other patients and a nurse.

Cast

• Víctor Laplace
• Dora Baret
• Arturo Maly
• Luis Medina Castro
• Javier Portales
• Eithel Bianco
• Alberto Drago
• Jorge Surraco
• Omar Pini
• Alfredo Alcón - Narrator
• Jorge Tortora - Narrator
• Paulino Andrada

Reception

Mariano Vera, writing in La Prensa, stated: "The footage presents a second interpretation that effectively creates an almost suffocating atmosphere. Di Salvo also aims to depict inner exile."

Jorge Miguel Couselo, in Clarín, described it as: "An atypical expression within the national film scene... humble and irregular, delving into the realm of unadorned testimony."

Daniel López, writing in La Razón, expressed: "Routine and little artistic creation."

Manrupe and Portela commented: "This is the director's debut film, who previously experimented with the video Matías y los otros in 1981. It is an experimental film with formal limitations, yet undeniably sincere."

References

• Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). "Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995)". Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. p. 101. ISBN 950-05-0896-6. (help)

External links

• El caso Matías in Cine Nacional
• El caso Matías in the Internet Movie Database