Chicken Skin ( Carne de gallina )

Chicken Skin (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: Carne de gallina
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

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

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

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

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Javier Maqua

Written By:
Javier Maqua
Maxi Rodriguez

Actors:
Karra Elejalde ..... Gelín
Anabel Alonso ..... Ágata
Nathalie Seseña ..... Adelina
Amparo Valle ..... Tere
Txema Blasco ..... Luisón
Maxi Rodriguez ..... Ceferino
María Jurado ..... Jeni
Eduardo Antuña ..... Amador
Isabel Ordaz ..... Carmina
Trinidad Iglesias

Synopsis:

Directed by Javier Maqua, this oddball comedy combines bad taste with a political message. A direct jab at the fallacies of Spanish bureaucracy, Carne de Gallina ('Chicken Skin') is a politically incorrect tale of an eccentric yet dignified group of individuals who have refused to accept what they consider to be an unfair lot in life. When ex-miner Luison (Txema Blasco) suddenly dies in the middle of his visit it a local brothel, the family decides to keep the body at their home and hide the death itself until after the following Monday, when they can claim his pension funds. This satirical look at the absurdities of government also features Karra Elejalde, Isabel Ordaz, Anabel Alonso, Nathalie Sesena, Amparo Valle, and Maxi Rodriguez.

A delightfully oddball comedy with a political point, 'Chicken Skin' is a surprise pleasure. Inspired by the sociocritical '50s comedies of Berlanga, pic is sharply scripted and well played, but its lack of glamour and its capable but low-profile cast don't figure to translate into commercial appeal. Helmer Javier Maqua's earlier 'Chevrolet' (1997) is a forgotten gem, and a similar fate awaits 'Skin,' which generated meager B.O. in its first week domestically. Fests rep its only real chance of further exposure.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 30 March, 2006.

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