Camila (film)
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| Camila | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | María Luisa Bemberg |
| Produced by | Lita Stantic |
| Written by | María Luisa Bemberg Beda Docampo Feijóo Juan Bautista Stagnaro |
| Starring | Susú Pecoraro Imanol Arias Héctor Alterio |
| Music by | Luis María Sierra |
| Cinematography | Fernando Arribas |
| Editing by | Luis César D'Angiolillo |
| Release date(s) | Argentina 1984 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| IMDb profile | |
Camila is a 1984 Argentine film directed by María Luisa Bemberg, based on the story of the 19th-century Argentine socialite Camila O'Gorman. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
[edit] Synopsis
Camila O'Gorman is the daughter of Adolfo O'Gorman, a wealthy socialite whose family sympathizes with the brutal then-governor of the Buenos Aires Province, Juan Manuel de Rosas. She is forcefully engaged to Ignacio, with whom he does not wish to be married, and secretly reads forbidden literature critic of Rosas, like Esteban Echeverría's. One day, during confession, she meets a new priest, Father Ladislao Gutiérrez, after which sexual tension between them ensues. Camila and Ladislao fervently oppose their surroundings - Gutiérrez is critical of Rosas' tyrannical government and shows it during mass, while Camila openly speaks her mind about her views, which scandalizes her family.
They escape the family villa and go hide to Corrientes, where they pose as a teaching couple. They are, however, discovered during a party in Easter by a priest known to them, Father Ganon. Ladislao resorts to praying and forsakes Camila, claiming that he will always be a priest first. This causes a rift between them, and neglect the opportunity of escape offered by the same soldier who eventually arrests them.
The couple is sent to prison; neither receives trial. Rosas orders them to be executed despite the fact that the law forbids killing pregnant women (and Camila has found out that she is pregnant). They are confronted by a firing squad of Rosas' men, who promptly kill Ladislao, but hesitate before killing Camila (threatened by their captain). The couple is then dumped in the same coffin. Their final words ("Ladislao, where are you?" and "Right next to you") are told once more in voiceover.
[edit] Trivia
- The story had previously been adapted in 1910 by Mario Gallo, the now considered lost film Camila O'Gorman.
- This was Argentina's second nomination in history to an Academy Award.
[edit] External links
- Camila at the Internet Movie Database
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