The Detective and Death ( El Detective y la muerte )

The Detective and Death (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: El Detective y la muerte
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Goya Awards
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
114 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Gonzalo Suárez

Written By:
Gonzalo Suárez
Hans Christian Andersen
Azucena Rodríguez

Actors:
Javier Bardem ..... Det. Cornelio
Carmelo Gómez ..... Dark Man
Maria de Medeiros ..... Maria
Hector Alterio ..... G.M.
Mapi Galán ..... Laura
Francis Lorenzo ..... Don Luis
Paulina Gálvez ..... Ofelia
Myriam De Maeztu ..... Rosa
Charo López ..... Duchess
Jerzy Bonczak ..... Hombre Tiburón

Synopsis:

This surreal Spanish film offers a liberal re-tooling of Hans Christian Andersens' tale 'The Story of the Mother,' which follows a mother's quest through a maze-like forest as she seeks to retrieve her child from Death. This version of the tale is set in a violent and crime filled European city. It is run by a powerful business man called Grande Mierda, or GM for short. GM determines the life and death of the city's people. But while he may control the fate of others, GM cannot control his own impending death. From his deathbed, he agrees to grant his daughter, Laura, her fondest birthday wish. He will have her estranged mother murdered. To find her, GM engages the Detective. The rebellious Detective is unlikely to kill the wayward mother and so GM engages the evil Dark Man to follow him. In his search, the Detective meets a sad mother with a sick baby. She follows him, believing that the Detective can lead her to GM whom she wishes to bargain with for her son's life.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 March, 2006.

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