Funny Dirty Little War (film)
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| Directed by | Héctor Olivera |
| Produced by | Fernando Ayala Luis O. Repetto |
| Written by | Screenplay: Héctor Olivera Roberto Cossa Story: Osvaldo Soriano |
| Starring | Federico Luppi Héctor Bidonde Víctor Laplace |
| Music by | Óscar Cardozo Ocampo |
| Cinematography | Leonardo Rodríguez Solís |
| Editing by | Eduardo López |
| Distributed by | Cinevista Production Company: Aries Cinematográfica |
| Release date(s) | Argentina: September 22, 1983 Canada: September 9, 1984 United States: March 30, 1985 |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Argentina  |
| Language | Spanish |
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Funny Dirty Little War (Spanish: No habrá más penas ni olvido) is an Argentine film released in 1983.
The movie is directed by Héctor Olivera, and the screenplay was written by Olivera and Roberto Cossa.[1]
The motion picture was produced by Fernando Ayala and Luis O. Repetto; and stars Federico Luppi, Héctor Bidonde, Víctor Laplace, and others.
The film was based on a book written by Osvaldo Soriano.
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[edit] Plot
In this black comedy that takes place in a 1974 day, Suprino (Héctor Bidonde) is the local Peronist political boss in the small town of Colonia Vela.
Suprino plots with the county mayor (Lautaro Murúa) and a union leader (Victor Laplace) to get the deputy mayor Ignacio Fuentes (Federico Luppi) out of power. This is surprising because Fuentes is a man that has followed Peron.
Fuentes is told that he has to fire his assistant Mateo (Jose Maria Lopez) because of his Marxist leftist sympathies. Yet, Fuentes, a man of principals, refuses. This evokes a harsh response from Suprino, who has the police chief intervene.
Fuentes, rather than cave in to pressure, barricades his office, lines up men to stand by him, and gets ready for the first police assault.
Leftist students then kidnap the police chief (Rodolfo Ranni) demanding that the attack on Fuentes stop. Yet, the students actions only help escalate the now raging conflict into a minor civil war.
[edit] Exhibition
Funny Dirty Little War first opened in Argentina on September 22, 1983. The motion picture has also been featured at various film festivals including the Toronto Film Festival; the Berlin International Film Festival; the Cognac Festival du Film Policier, Cognac, France; and the New York New Directors/New Films Festival.
[edit] Background
[edit] Basis of film
The film is based on a real political events that took place in Argentina in the mid 1970s. The film depicts, sub silentio, the struggle between the Montoneros political movement and the right-wing Peronist forces.
The Montonero Peronist Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Peronista Montonero) was an Argentine left-wing Peronist guerrilla group, active during the 1970s. Its motto was venceremos ("we will conquer").
After Juan Perón's return from 20 years of exile and the June 20, 1973 Ezeiza massacre, which marked the definitive split between left and right-wing Peronism, the Montoneros were expelled from the Justicialist party in May 1974 by Perón. The group was almost completely dismanteled in 1977, during Videla's dictatorship.
[edit] Critical reception
Film critics generally liked the film. Vincent Canby, writing for The New York Times, appreciated both the acting, pacing, and Héctor Olivera's directorial style. He wrote, "The film has also been so cannily paced - and is so well acted - that there's never much time to consider larger meanings while the mayhem is going on. Though Funny Dirty Little War ends bleakly, the existence of the film itself - the fact that it could be made at all, and with such style - is ultimately invigorating."[2]
[edit] Cast and ratings
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| Argentina: | 13 |
| Canada (Manitoba): | PA |
| Canada (Ontario): | R |
| Canada (Maritime): | R |
| Canada (Quebec): | 13+ |
| Germany: | 18 |
| Italy: | T |
| Spain: | T |
| United States: | Not Rated |
- Federico Luppi as Ignacio Fuentes
- Miguel Ángel Solá as Juan
- Ulises Dumont as Cervino
- Julio de Grazia as Garcia
- Rodolfo Ranni as Police Chief Llanos
- Lautaro Murúa as Mayor Guglielmini
- Héctor Bidonde as Suprino
- Arturo Maly as Toto
- Raul Rizzo as Rossi
- Victor Laplace as Reinaldo
- Graciela Dufau as Mrs. Fuentes
- José María Lopez as Mateo
[edit] Awards
Wins
- Berlin International Film Festival: Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et Essai Juries (C.I.C.A.E.) Award; International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Prize; Silver Berlin Bear, Special Jury Prize; 1984.
- Cognac Festival du Film Policier: Grand Prix; 1985.
Nominated
- Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear; 1984.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Funny Dirty Little War at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Canby, Vincent. New York Times, film review, March 30, 1985.
